On September 17, 2025, the German Supervisory Authorities (Konferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden des Bundes und der Länder, DSK) published new guidelines and recommendations addressing the complex requirements for transferring personal data, particularly health data (including health data contained in biomaterials), to countries outside of the European Economic Area for scientific research purposes under the GDPR. These guidelines may be of particular relevance for pharmaceutical, medical device, and other life sciences companies that conduct clinical research.Continue Reading New German Guidelines on GDPR Requirements for International Transfers of Health Data in Medical Research
German Supervisory Authorities Publish Paper on Scientific Research and Data Protection
The German Conference of Independent Supervisory Authorities (“DSK”) published on March 23, 2022 a statement on scientific research and data protection (see here, in German). The DSK published the statement in response to the German Government’s initiative on a general law on research data as part of
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