COVID-19 Research and Laboratory Testing

No industry has had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic—both operationally and financially—the way healthcare has. COVID-19 has impacted organizations in every segment of the healthcare industry as they strive to contribute to pandemic mitigation efforts through the provision of care, facilitating testing, and participating in the development of vaccines. Husch Blackwell’s healthcare and life sciences attorneys have provided comprehensive legal advice to COVID-19 research institutions and testing laboratories (both free-standing and affiliated with hospitals, health systems, and educational institutions) across the United States. Our robust team of attorneys range from former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators and clinical research institutional review board (IRB) members, to former pharmaceutical manufacturer executives.

The healthcare and life sciences team advises on a full range of routine and complex legal matters impacting research institutions and laboratories including compliance with laws such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), FDA requirements and the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) process, and coverage under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP Act). Our team also routinely counsels on the laboratory licensure and survey process, reimbursement matters, research collaborations, acquisitions and divestitures, privacy issues, intellectual property, and COVID-19 testing agreements between our clients and the government, employers, institutions of higher education, and other organizations.

As research institutions and clinical laboratories attempt to navigate the increasingly complex and ever-evolving regulatory landscape, Husch Blackwell is here to provide more than legal counsel, we are your partners.