The Cura Academy

Training for Articling and Summer Students

A structured learning program designed to give students a foundation in Canada’s pharmaceutical and life sciences legal landscape.

Ideal for law firms onboarding articling or summer students who work on pharmaceuticals and life sciences regulatory & patent litigation. It is also used directly by law students and articling students seeking to build baseline competence before or during pharmaceutical and life sciences placements.

Sector-Specific Foundation

Introduces students to essential frameworks and practical applications

    • Innovation – data protection, CSP, patents

    • Patent & Regulatory Linkage – Patent Register, Patent Act, Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, and the Food and Drug Regulations

    • Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation

    • Pricing, Market Access & Reimbursement 

    • Health Canada Regulatory Landscape

    • Advertising & Promotion – Food and Drugs Act, Health Canada guidance, PAAB

Turnkey Learning

Cura Academy provides structured content, expert-led delivery, and practical resources—so students can focus on understanding the legal architecture of the sector, not piecing it together themselves.

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Disclaimer: The Cura Academy is strictly for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or legal service.