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.
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.
 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 |
 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
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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.
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Our team brings you over 100 sector specialists spread across our offices globally, delivering award-winning, multi-disciplinary expertise through a range of technical backgrounds and experience that has been drawn from industry and regulatory bodies.
We can support every business-critical activity, from investor relations, planning and development to future-exit strategies and identifying key partners for sale or licensing. Our peerless corporate expertise helps to build a compelling story for investors when securing funding, too. But it’s actually the breadth of expertise we can offer that makes all the difference; from developing robust IP strategies to the regulatory support to get products to market, plus all of the associated challenges of building a nascent, high-growth enterprise.
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Allistair Booth
Partner
Allistair is one of the lead partners in our Tier 1 ranked Life sciences & health transactional team.
Marc L. Holtorf
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz, Partner, Head of German Intellectual Property
Marc Holtorf leads Pinsent Masons’ German Intellectual Property Group and the German Life Sciences sector. 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.
Inmaculada Castelló
Partner
Inmaculada is partner in the corporate team at Pinsent Masons in Madrid. She has particular experience in M&A, corporate investment and divestment transactions, and corporate restructuring.
Jules Fabre
Legal Director
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.
Michael Finn
Partner
Michael specialises in the life sciences and TMT sectors. His practice focuses on complex domestic and international commercial disputes, contentious intellectual property matters, product liability, regulatory disputes and prosecutions, and administrative law challenges.
