Indonesia: Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

Subscribe
Welcome to the Mondaq Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences homepage, here you will find thought leadership articles, podcasts, videos and webinars providing insights covering topics such as Food and Drugs Law, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology.
Article
Reshaping Indonesia’s Hospital Regulatory Landscape: What MoH Regulation No. 6 Of 2026 Means For Healthcare Businesses, M&A And Financing
On 4 June 2026, the Minister of Health (“MoH”) issued Regulation No. 6 of 2026 on Hospitals (the “New Hospital Regulation”), which was promulgated on 12 June 2026 and became effective on that date. The New Hospital Regulation is the single, consolidated Ministerial regulation now governing the Indonesian hospital sector, and it implements Articles 823, 830, 832, 850 (5), 861 (2), 862, and 876 of Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 (“GR 28/2024”), which in turn implements Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health (the “Health Law”).
Indonesia Healthcare
NL
Nusantara Legal Partnership
See more

Food and Drugs Law

Article
Indonesia’s Updated Regulation On Food Packaging
On June 30, 2026, Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) issued BPOM Regulation No. 11 of 2026 on Food Packaging, which expands the list of approved food-contact substances and recognizes a broader range of permissible functions for those substances. The new regulation, which revokes BPOM Regulation No. 20 of 2019, reflects developments in packaging technology and materials science.
Indonesia Consumer
TG
Tilleke & Gibbins
Article
Indonesian Court Reinstates Anti-Evergreening Patent Provision
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi) has reinstated a key provision limiting pharmaceutical patent protection, signaling a renewed commitment to balancing patent rights with public access to medicines. In its ruling to Case No. 255/PUU-XXIII/2025, the court partially granted a petition for judicial review of Law No. 65 of 2024, which had amended the country’s Patent Law, and ordered the restoration of a provision that had excluded certain pharmaceutical inventions from patentability.
Indonesia IP
TG
Tilleke & Gibbins
See more

Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

See more

Healthcare

Article
Reshaping Indonesia’s Hospital Regulatory Landscape: What MoH Regulation No. 6 Of 2026 Means For Healthcare Businesses, M&A And Financing
On 4 June 2026, the Minister of Health (“MoH”) issued Regulation No. 6 of 2026 on Hospitals (the “New Hospital Regulation”), which was promulgated on 12 June 2026 and became effective on that date. The New Hospital Regulation is the single, consolidated Ministerial regulation now governing the Indonesian hospital sector, and it implements Articles 823, 830, 832, 850 (5), 861 (2), 862, and 876 of Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 (“GR 28/2024”), which in turn implements Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health (the “Health Law”).
Indonesia Healthcare
NL
Nusantara Legal Partnership
See more

Latest Videos

See more