How Data Protection Matters For Pharmaceutical Companies In Mainland China? — Ensuring Compliance And Mitigating Risk

In most cases, one of the main tasks of data compliance lies in the protection for personal information. However, companies in the pharmaceutical sector have bigger fish to fry. Since these companies also collect and process a volume of personal information and scientific data that are of high importance and sensitivity, the landscape of data compliance for them is much more complicated. Meanwhile, the past few years have witnessed an explosion of laws and regulations promulgated by the Chinese government to guide the development of the so-called "Medical Big Data". Without fear of contradiction, we can say healthcare data will be subject to much tougher scrutiny in the foreseeable future in China. Given the situation, companies in this highly regulated sector are facing more challenges and are thus advised to take more proactive measures to ensure compliance with the increasingly complicated legal regimes and manage the potential legal risks. This alert will address