Stefan Kohler and Matthias Staehelin spearhead the healthcare and life sciences offering at VISCHER. The team is well-versed in a broad array of matters, including patents and regulatory issues as well as M&A, financing rounds and advice for IPOs. Kohler is well-regarded for his knowledge of IP and technology law and counts a range of pharmaceutical and biotech companies amongst his clients. Staehelin is the firm’s key contact for transactional matters. Christian Wyss is an expert in licensing terms, partnership deals, and fundraising, and also assists founders setting up new life sciences companies.
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Testimonials
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- 'Matthias Staehelin and Christian Wyss are accessible, have a pragmatic approach and their advice is reliable and of high quality.'
- 'The team is very proactive, quick and responsive.'
- 'The team has a lot of experience with difficult cases in the Swiss health system and has high standards with regards to academic education.'
- 'The individuals have an in-depth understanding of the client's problems and have a very practical approach to help the client and solve the case.'
- 'There are very helpful and fruitful discussions between the individuals and the client, which is useful to gain insights and to get fast progress with regards to the cases.'
Key clients
- GlycoEra AG
- ATANIS Biotech
- Haya Therapeutics AG
- Ikerian
- Santis Pharma
- AMR Action Fund
- Forbion
- Sanofi Ventures
- Pureos BioVentures
- Proteomedix
- Epiterna
- LimmaTech Biologics
Work highlights
Advised GlycoEra on its oversubscribed $130m Series B financing.
Represented various pharmaceutical companies in proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court concerning official price setting for medical products.
Advised AMR Action Fund on a CHF22m investment in connection with BioVersys' IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
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Practice head
Stefan Kohler; Matthias Staehelin
Other key lawyers
Christian Wyss