Miriam Schuh
Attorney-at-law
Head of Healthcare
Expertise
- Medical device law and medical law
- eHealth and mHealth: Advising development service providers and manufacturers on the qualification and classification of software as a medical device, in particular with regard to medical apps and advising manufacturers on the application procedure for the DiGA directory
- Artificial intelligence in medical devices
- Contract law along the entire supply chain
- Communication with authorities and litigation
Career
- Studied law in Saarbruecken
- Worked at the Ochanomizu Law Office, Tokyo
- Worked in the legal department of West LB Securities Ltd., Tokyo
- Freelancer in the areas of HR support, HR consulting and employee development
- Attorney at reuschlaw
- Completed course for attorneys specializing in medical law
Current projects (extract)
- Supporting economic operators in the healthcare sector in the implementation of the regulatory requirements of MDR and IVDR
- Supporting manufacturers of medical devices, including IVDs, in contract management with critical suppliers and distributors, including the negotiation of quality assurance agreements
- Supporting manufacturers of medical devices, including IVDs, in the (re)structuring of vigilance processes, in particular for the efficient implementation of market measures in cooperation with distributors and international regulatory authorities
Latest News
Publications (selection)
- Die neue Regulierung der Cybersicherheit. NIS-2-RL und Medizinproduktebranche (trans. "The new cybersecurity regulation. NIS-2 Directive and the medical device industry"), MPJ – Medizinprodkutejournal, issue 1/2024, starting p. 3
- Unternehmen brauchen einen Bevollmächtigten (trans. "Companies need an authorised representative"), Handelsblatt Inside DIGITAL HEALTH, 16.12.2020
- Rechtsreform für 'Quasi'-Medizinprodukte (trans. "Legal reform for “quasi” medical devices"), Tagesspiegel Background, 20.05.2020
- Das QM bleibt die große Hürde (trans. "QM remains the big hurdle"), Quality Engineering, 03.2020, starting p. 22
- Digitale Versorgung: Gibt das ein Appy End? (trans. "Digital healthcare: Will there be an appy ending?"), DocCheck, 19.02.2020
- Das sollten Sie bei Medical Apps beachten (trans. "What you should bear in mind with medical apps"), computerwoche.de, 17.10.2019
- Das Jahr bis zum Geltungsbeginn der MDR pragmatisch nutzen (trans. "Making pragmatic use of the year until the MDR comes into force"), medizin und technik, 03/2019, p. 68
- Compliance Management in der Kosmetikindustrie (trans. "Compliance management in the cosmetics industry"), Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit (QZ), 09/2018
- Historie und Haftung der Sachkundigen Person (Qualified Person) (trans. "History and liability of the qualified person"), Die Qualified Person, 03/2018, starting p. 9
Awards (selection)
- 2021, 2022, 2023: Recognized by Best Lawyers, LLC. as one of the "Best Lawyers® Product Liability Litigation" in Germany
- 2021, 2022, 2023: Award in the area of product liability from the Handelsblatt "Germany’s best lawyers"