Healthcare

Healthcare has always required a multi-disciplinary approach encompassing expertise in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, materials, software and more.

With more than 200 attorneys covering every technology as well as lawyers dealing with life cycle commercial agreements, HGF is ideally placed to offer the best combination of industry-specific expertise for any client in the healthcare sector. HGF represents the full spectrum of healthcare clients from global pharmaceutical companies to SMEs and start-ups.

This cross-disciplinary approach is more important than ever with the adoption of AI and other digital technologies into all aspects of healthcare innovation. With developments in personalised medicine, use of AI, big data, robotics, VR, new drug delivery systems and CRISPR technology as well as global healthcare challenges requiring rapid and collaborative response, HGF’s large multidisciplinary teams are the ideal support in this rapidly evolving and complex sector.

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Our healthcare specialists

We’ve built our business by recruiting and developing specialists, not generalists. When it comes to protecting your ideas and business, you want to know you’re working with the best – people who truly understand your sector and the potential of your IP.

HGF’s team has healthcare professionals from an array of academic and business backgrounds. Our team-based approach ensures our clients benefit from the very best strategic advice from people who understand not only the legal environment but also the practical side of your business.

Let's talk

If you would like to discuss how HGF could help you, contact one of our healthcare specialists.

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Event - 27th October 2026

HGF sponsors pro-manchester Retail Lunch 2026

HGF is delighted to be sponsoring pro-manchester Retail Lunch 2026, taking place on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at INNSiDE by Meliá in Manchester. As part of the event, HGF Partner …

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Event - 12th October 2026

HGF to attend Festival of Biologics 2026

HGF is pleased to announce that Frédéric Didelon, Partner and European Patent Attorney in our Life Sciences team, will be attending the Festival of Biologics, taking place 13-15 October 2026 …

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Event - 29th October 2026

Join us for HGF’s IP clinic after ETZ EnergyWorks' Brewed for Growth event

Following ETZ EnergyWorks’ Brewed for Growth event on Thursday 29 October, we are hosting our next IP clinic from 10am-1pm, offering practical, confidential advice at no cost. If you’re developing …

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Event - 7th - 10th October 2026

HGF Attending AIPPI World Congress 2026

HGF is attending the AIPPI World Congress 2026, taking place in Hamburg from 7-10 October 2026. Bringing together intellectual property professionals from around the world, the annual Congress is one …

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Event - 12th November 2026

HGF to Host Bionow Biotech & Beers Networking Event in Leeds

HGF is pleased to be partnering with Bionow to host the next Biotech & Beers networking event in Leeds on 12 November 2026, bringing together professionals from across the life …

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Event - 18th November 2026

HGF Venture: Funding the Future

Join fellow life sciences founders, investors and business leaders for an evening of drinks and networking in Cambridge on the 18th November, 5-9pm. Featuring an investor-founder round table and an …

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Event - 22nd September 2026

HGF are sponsors of LSPN Europe 2026

HGF is proud to sponsor LSPN Europe 2026, the premier event for IP professionals in the life sciences sector. Join us on September 22-23 in Basel for two days packed …

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