30 Nov, 2021 UK government publishes pioneering standard for algorithmic transparency By Chris Holder In accordance with its own guidelines published in the recent National AI Strategy, HMG has today announced that it will launch an...
30 Nov, 2021 mRNA COVID vaccines: Omicron variant tests platform adaptability and regulatory flexibility By Ellen Lambrix Over the last week, more new cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant have been detected across the globe. While we don't yet know how...
26 Nov, 2021 ICO fires off new warning to adtech industry By Jamie Drucker The UK Information Commissioner (ICO) has issued an Opinion on the development of new proposals for online advertising. There are...
24 Nov, 2021 Director disqualification in a private competition damages claim - Blue sky thinking, or on a different Planet? By Sophie Lawrance An intriguing new claim has been lodged in recent weeks before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Blue Planet Holdings' claim involves not...
23 Nov, 2021 Voluntary licensing on the rise as Medicines Patent Pool signs second deal for COVID-19 treatment By Ellen Lambrix It was announced last week (16 November 2021) that Pfizer has agreed a voluntary licence with the UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool for...
22 Nov, 2021 Real world effect of bias in medical devices By Bristows The Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, has ordered a review into whether oximeters (which have been used to measure oxygen levels in COVID-19...
22 Nov, 2021 FCA wants to clear the way to long-term investment By Bristows The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced new rules and guidance aimed at facilitating investment in long-term illiquid assets...
18 Nov, 2021 Could Research on 16-19 Day Human Embryo provide Insight into Ban on post-14 Day Human Embryo Research? By Bristows This is a significant paper, not only for the reasons stated in the Discussion, but because of its potential (which the authors do not...
17 Nov, 2021 AI in Healthcare - Our Summit and White Paper By Vik Khurana Last night we hosted a fascinating debate at the Royal College of Medicine in London on the future of AI in healthcare. Our panellists...
16 Nov, 2021 OECD targets global tax reform to align with increasingly digitalised economy By Bristows The OECD two-pillar solution for global tax reform stems from ongoing efforts to improve the international tax system to make it...
15 Nov, 2021 A storm is coming...did you buy toilet roll? By Rob Powell Although modern life increasingly seems more and more detached from nature, it is clear from the data that, fundamentally, the weather is...
15 Nov, 2021 UK Patent Joint Ownership: a reminder of the importance of joint ownership agreements By Ellen Lambrix The past week has seen issues of patent inventorship hit the headlines in the US as a simmering dispute between Moderna and the NIH has...