受国际权威法律评级机构钱伯斯（Chambers and Partners）邀请，环球律师事务所连续第四年为其独家撰写《全球法律指南》系列中的《生命科学指南（2021版）》之中国篇。该指南各个国家（地区）的部分均邀请钱伯斯排行榜中该专业领域领先的律所撰写，以简明扼要地介绍各司法管辖区域内的法律体系及当地法律实践。

Global Law Office was invited by Chambers and Partners, an authoritative international legal ranking agency, to contribute to the China Chapter for the Life Sciences Guide (2021) exclusively, which is part of Chambers Global Practice Guide Series. This is consecutively the fourth year that Global Law Office has been invited. Each country chapter has been written by contributing authors from firms ranked best within Chambers and Partners, to provide a brief introduction to the legal system and local legal practice in each jurisdiction.

此次《全球法律指南》系列《生命科学指南（2021版）》之中国篇由环球律师事务所周磊、范可，顾问律师何璇、曹思思撰写，涵盖了中国法下的生命科学与医药健康领域的重要法律问题，就法律监管框架、临床试验、上市许可、药品和医疗器械制造、药品和医疗器械分销、药品和医疗器械进出口、药品和医疗器械定价及报销、数字医疗、专利、其他知识产权以及新冠疫情等共十一个话题进行阐述。如果您对本章节或者与本章节讨论的内容有相关问题，敬请联系本章节的作者。

The China Chapter of Life Sciences Guide under Global Practice Guide Series is drafted by Alan Zhou and Coco Fan, as well as the Of Counsels Samantha He and Kelly Cao from Global Law Office, which covers major legal issues in the field of Life Sciences and Healthcare areas under the Chinese law, also 11 topics including Regulatory Framework, Clinical Trials, Marketing Authorisations, Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Distribution of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Import and Export of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Pricing and Reimbursement, Digital Healthcare, Patents, IP other than Patents, and Covid-19 have been illustrated in the China Chapter. Should you have any question or comment about the Chapter or the issues relating to the subjects discussed in the Chapter, please feel free to contact the authors.