Dear Readers and Friends,

With Christmas and Boxing days behind, you should have had your share of party time with your family and friends (if not, New Year’s is a good time to catch up).

If you are ready for some quiet time to read some interesting articles in the areas of innovation, health and the law, here is a selection of holiday reading that our life sciences group has prepared for you.

We wish you a 2018 filled with good health, great technology and interesting law!

Warm wishes from

Paola Sangiovanni, Flavio Monfrini, Marco Bertucci and Miriam Postiglione

a.k.a. the GITTI and Partners life sciences team.

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• Don’t believe in horoscopes? Check out the European Union 2018 Work Programme for what will happen in the new year: http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/newsletter-specific-archive-issue.cfm?newsletter_service_id=327&newsletter_issue_id=6396&page=1&fullDate=Wed%2013%20Dec%202017&lang=default
• Italy enacted legislation on living wills, which includes interesting provisions in the area of health and law: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/world/europe/italy-living-will-end-of-life-right-to-die-assisted-suicide.html
• Legislative changes to clinical trials (already announced on this blog) are happening: https://www.aboutpharma.com/blog/2017/12/22/ddl-lorenzin-legge-le-novita-la-ricerca-clinica/
• The impact of Internet of Things on litigation: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/news/2016/11/how-internet-things-will-affect-future-litigation
• Ready for a new year’s proposition? Check how other EU citizens are doing: https://www.politico.eu/interactive/europe-appetites-eating-drinking-smoking-caffeine/
• Italy and India will strengthen their cooperation in the health field: http://wap.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/cabinet-approves-mou-between-india-and-italy-on-cooperation-in-the-field-of-health-and-medicine-117122100207_1.html
• Interested in gender differences in chronic diseases? The GenCAD project results are out: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/social_determinants/docs/2017_gencad_brochure_en.pdf
• Interesting story on Teva (and Israel): https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/business/teva-israel-layoffs.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&action=click&contentCollection=health&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront
• Too tired to read?

1. • Check out these videos on procurement within the framework of the Health Open Info Day: (i) CSA towards using PCP/PPI in healthcare systems (ii) Next generation sequencing for routine diagnosis (iii) Innovation Procurement and CSA for digital health and care services (iv) Innovation Procurement support in Horizon 2020
   • Learn more about Value Based Health Care through these webinars: http://www.medtronic.com/us-en/transforming-healthcare/aligning-value/hbr-webinars.html