22 Feb, 2023 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...
21 Feb, 2023 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. ...
20 Feb, 2023 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...
20 Feb, 2023 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...
16 Feb, 2023 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...
16 Feb, 2023 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...
15 Feb, 2023 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...
10 Feb, 2023 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...
10 Feb, 2023 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...
10 Feb, 2023 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...
10 Feb, 2023 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...
09 Feb, 2023 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...