2/22/2023 9:41:19 AM Techbio: sourcing, valuing and sharing data in an AI world – takeaways from Genesis 2022 By Claire Smith The life sciences industry saw unprecedented levels of activity in 2020 and 2021 in the fight against Covid. In 2022 we saw a different...
2/21/2023 12:31:20 PM The potential for antitrust fines involving algorithms & AI By Matthew Hunt Almost 6 years ago, we wrote a blog post querying whether pricing algorithms might be the European Commission's next antitrust target. ...
2/20/2023 4:43:04 PM ICO boosts Children's Code with walkthrough for game developers By Mike Edgar On 15th February 2023, the ICO published 'Top Tips' to help game designers/developers comply with its Age Appropriate Design Code (also...
2/20/2023 9:51:51 AM Platform technology collaborations – who owns the arising IP? By Louisa Jacobs Claire Smith Platform technologies, often the core business of a biotech or techbio company, can be extremely valuable assets. Whether it’s a high...
2/16/2023 2:14:36 PM New genome editing technologies exhibition: "Cut + Paste" By Bristows So, after a decade of CRISPR and countless media stories, what is the state of genome editing? If you want to be brought up to date, need...
2/16/2023 12:03:19 PM The Other Big C: Thanks to the rapid development of the Covid vaccines - could we see cancer vaccines available to patients by the end of the decade? By Bristows At the start of this year, BioNTech announced a strategic partnership with the UK government to provide up to 10,000 patients with...
2/15/2023 10:57:07 AM Libmeldy®, an autologous gene therapy, has been used for the first time on the NHS By Aida Tohala Libmeldy® is a treatment for early-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare, inherited and otherwise fatal disease that causes...
2/10/2023 5:26:40 PM Computer Misuse Act: Revisions on the horizon? By Toby Crick Anneke Pol Iva Gobac On 7 February 2023, the government launched a consultation on the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA) in order to inform any potential...
2/10/2023 4:14:59 PM Software resilience and security: DCMS call for views By Toby Crick Anneke Pol The UK economy relies heavily on software and digital technologies, with the software market projected to reach £27bn in 2023 [1]. On 6...
2/10/2023 12:42:29 PM Hermes succeeds in landmark NFT trade mark dispute By Stephanie Taylor Hermes has succeeded in a claim for trade mark infringement relating to the use of their well-known Birkin bag in the metaverse. Hermes...
2/10/2023 11:14:43 AM Court of Appeal won’t re-visit cost orders after EPO revocation By Myles Jelf IPCom established at first instance and appeal that its patent was valid and infringed by Vodafone. The Court ordered substantial costs...
2/9/2023 10:07:54 AM Podcast: Talent, people and HR issues in digital transformation By Emily Atkinson People are crucial to the success of a digital transformation project, but the importance of working with the right people is often...