The Law and Economics of Life Sciences
by Prof. Catherine Sharkey
Regulation of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and vaccines — life sciences fields of rapid technological growth and innovation — are topics of legal, economic, and policy significance. We will study how technological advances, including artificial intelligence, in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry challenge and demand redefinition of the institutional relationships between the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and courts, and of the mechanisms of supervision and control provided by the market, governmental regulation, and products liability litigation.
Monday, 14 July 2025: 14:30 - 17:00
Tuesday, 15 July 2025: 14:30 - 17:00
Wednesday, 16 July 2025: 14:30 - 17:00
Thursday, 17 July 2025: 14:30 - 17:00
Monday, 21 July 2025:14:30 - 17:00
Tuesday, 22 July 2025: 14:30 - 17:00
Wednesday, 23 July 2025: 14:30 - 17:00
Thursday, 24 July 2025: 14:30 - 17:00
Update:
This course will be conducted via Zoom.
The assessment format remains unchanged.
Grading will be determined by class participation (25%), one in-class presentation (25%) and a final written, closed-book examination (50%). The examination is scheduled to take place on 25 July 2025 on-site at the University of Basel.
The course is designed for both business and law students or students interested in the subject. No specific prerequisites are required.
Course attendance is compulsary. Attendance and good preparation are prerequisites for being a valuable participant in the class. You are expected to prepare for and attend every class and participate actively.
Assessment details:
Grading will be determined by class participation, one in-class presentation and a final written, closed-book examination.
Date of final examination: 25 July 2025, 12:00 - 13:45, Faculty of Business and Economics, Peter Merian-Weg 6, semiar room: S 15
This course will be counted in the following degree programs in the respective modules:
Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics (Studium Generalis / Major in Business / Major in Economics)
Module: Specific Electives in Business and Economics
Bachelor's Studies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (BSF Business and Economics)
Wahlbereich: zusätzliches Lehrangebot
Master of Law:
ausserfakultäres Wahlfach
Master of Business Law:
Part of the regular study program. For more details please see guidelines 2 study programs
Catherine Sharkey
Professor of Law
School of Law, New York University