How will Biotech Express help me?
Your intellectual property will be protected and your company will be properly set up, giving you protection for the future.
The biotech industry is defined by the vibrancy of its startups. We want to support you in your early stages by giving you a sound legal footing at a fixed price you can afford.
Biotech Express gives you the documentation and template agreements you will need, to ensure you have a robust foundation for future growth, for a fixed fee which varies by country and the number of documents required - for all UK documents that fee is £750, for example.
What documents are included?
As well as IP and incorporation documents, you will get ready-to-use documents to enable you to make confidentiality agreements, materials transfers, consultancy agreements, employment contracts and to cover employee conduct.
Does the offer also include a consultation?
Yes, you will have an individual consultation with a Pinsent Masons expert to gather information and assist in completing the template documents.
What countries do the documents cover?
The documentation is available for the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Ireland.
The documents differ in each country in response to the different laws and regulations there. We respond to the particular legal and regulatory environment in the countries you want to operate in.
Find out more about what each country package is made up of.
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UK
One-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be provided one-way and not in return.
Two-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be exchanged by two parties.
Shareholders’ and Subscription Agreement
To govern investment in the company and the relationship between shareholders.
Materials Transfer Agreement
To temporarily transfer a sample of materials for evaluation.
Consultancy Agreement
To engage a consultant, including terms of payment and services to be provided.
Founder’s Assignment of IP
To assign the IP in research undertaken by the founder to the company.
Service Agreement
To set out the services a senior team member will provide and their remuneration.
Employment Contract
To enable you to hire staff.
Grievance procedure policy
To set out an employee’s steps to lodge a grievance against their employer.
Code of conduct and disciplinary policy
What behaviour is expected of employees and disciplinary procedures. -
Ireland
One-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be provided one-way and not in return.
Two-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be exchanged by two parties.
Shareholders’ and Subscription Agreement
To govern investment in the company and the relationship between shareholders.
Materials Transfer Agreement
To temporarily transfer a sample of materials for evaluation.
Consultancy Agreement
To engage a consultant, including terms of payment and services to be provided.
Founder’s Assignment of IP
To assign the IP in research undertaken by the founder to the company.
Service Agreement
To set out the services a senior team member will provide and their remuneration.
Employment Contract
To enable you to hire staff.
Grievance procedure policy
To set out an employee's steps to lodge a grievance against their employer.
Code of conduct and disciplinary policy
What behaviour is expected of employees and disciplinary procedures -
France
Full set of corporate documents for setting up a French SAS
Tailor-made articles of association of a French SAS and ancillary documents, plus a handbook on the various options available under French law.
One-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be provided one-way and not in return.
Two-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be exchanged by two parties.
Materials Transfer Agreement
To temporarily transfer a sample of materials for evaluation.
Founder’s Assignment of IP
To assign the IP in research undertaken by the founder to the company.
Consultancy Agreement
To engage a consultant, including terms of payment and services to be provided.
Employment Contract
To enable you to hire staff.
Internal Regulation
To help you enforce standards and behaviour of employees and set health and safety rules. -
Germany
One-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be provided one-way and not in return.
Two-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be exchanged by two parties.
Articles of Association (German company with limited liability, GmbH)
To enable you to create the articles of association of a German company with limited liability (GmbH).
Shareholders' and Subscription Agreement
To govern investment in the company and the relationship between shareholders.
Materials Transfer Agreement
To temporarily transfer a sample of materials for evaluation.
Founder’s Assignment of IP
To assign the IP in research undertaken by the founder to the company.
Employment Contract
To enable you to hire staff.
Consultancy Agreement
To engage a consultant, including terms of payment and services to be provided. -
Spain
One-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be provided one-way and not in return.
Two-Way Confidentiality Agreement
To enable confidential information to be exchanged by two parties.
Shareholders' and Subscription Agreement
To govern investment in the company and the relationship between shareholders.
Materials Transfer Agreement
To temporarily transfer a sample of materials for evaluation.
Consultancy Agreement
To engage a consultant, including terms of payment and services to be provided.
Founder’s Assignment of IP
To assign the IP in research undertaken by the founder to the company.
Service Agreement
To set out the services a senior team member will provide and their remuneration.
Employment Contract
To enable you to hire staff.
Grievance procedure policy
To set out an employee's steps to lodge a grievance against their employer.
Code of conduct and disciplinary policy
What behaviour is expected of employees and disciplinary procedures.
About Us
Our biotech specialists use the technical expertise they have honed working for companies and regulators and put it at your disposal, helping you to turn your ideas into success. Our award-winning, multi-disciplinary expertise will help you commercialise your innovations and improve patient care.
Fast-growing biotech companies are at a crucial stage of their development. They use us as they would an in-house legal team, to provide world class technical advice; to spot the issues and trends that matter, and to use our unrivalled network of contacts to help you stay on top. This is what makes us a great choice for early-stage innovators from day one to exit and beyond.
Meet the team
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Allistair Booth
Partner
Allistair is one of the lead partners in our Tier 1 ranked Life sciences & health transactional team.
Inmaculada Castelló
Partner, Co-head of Office, Madrid
Inmaculada is co-managing partner of the Madrid office and partner in the corporate department. She has particular experience in M&A, corporate investment and divestment transactions, and corporate restructuring. She has significant expertise in corporate matters with international aspects.
Jules Fabre
Partner
:Jules specialises in intellectual property, with a particular focus on patent matters in the Life Sciences and pharmaceutical sector. He has extensive experience handling complex French and cross border patent and SPC litigations, both in private practice and in-house
Marc L. Holtorf
Rechtsanwalt, Partner, Head of German Life Sciences
Marc is Deputy Head of Pinsent Masons Germany. He also heads the German Life Sciences team. He specialises in supporting pharmaceutical, medical device and other high-tech companies in navigating through the complex world of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property.
Neil Keenan
Partner
Neil has thirty years’ experience specialising in M&A, venture capital, private equity, corporate governance and share schemes, acting on complex transactions in the renewable energy, technology and life sciences sectors. Neil is a member of Ireland’s Company Law Review Group.
