9/21/2026 3:33:34 PM A new spin on spinouts? Cambridge’s model for medtech innovation By Ben Lammin Daniel Owens Ben Lammin and Daniel Owen recently attended Cambridge Tech Week where Professor George Malliaras FRS used his keynote speech to...
9/11/2026 1:07:33 PM (Medical) Crimes and (Data) Misdemeanours - Writing to the European Commission’s AI Act Service Desk concerning Annex V of the EU AI Act (conformity assessments) - LIVE! By Marc Dautlich Alex Denoon In our first episode of (Medical) Crimes and (Data) Misdemeanours, Marc Dautlich and Alex Denoon write to the European Commission’s AI...
7/29/2026 3:55:23 PM New MHRA guidance on regulation of Ambient Voice Technology (AI Scribes) By Jamie Hatzel The MHRA today released new guidance (AVT Guidance) on Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) products and the circumstances in which these do...
4/17/2026 10:00:23 AM Ten takeaways from the EDPB's draft guidelines on scientific research By Hannah Crowther I have now waded through all 66 pages of the European Data Protection Board’s draft guidelines on scientific research, and here’s a...
3/24/2026 2:09:36 PM Biotech Review of the Year Issue 13 - out now! By Charlie French Ellen Lambrix Aida Tohala Erik Müürsepp +1 more... Show less We’re pleased to share the 13th edition of our Biotech Review of the Year, bringing together practical legal, regulatory and commercial...
1/16/2026 2:38:37 PM Medical device simplification in detail: orphan and breakthrough device designations By Jamie Hatzel We wrote recently about the European Commission’s proposals to simplify the EU Medical Device Regulation (“MDR”)[1] and EU In Vitro...
1/16/2026 1:35:54 PM What Top 10 EU And UK Life Sciences Regulatory developments are we following in 2026? By Xisca Borrás There is so much legislative change in the EU and UK in the life sciences sector at the moment that it is sometimes difficult to keep up...
12/19/2025 1:34:38 PM The EU pharma package: what we know and what to expect By Xisca Borrás After years in the making, the much-awaited political agreement reached by the EU institutions on the so-called “EU pharma package” will...
12/19/2025 10:12:12 AM European Commission proposes dramatic simplification overhaul of medical device and IVD rules By Jamie Hatzel Xisca Borrás The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation to simplify the EU Medical Devices Regulation (“EU...
12/17/2025 1:23:59 PM European Commission consults on new regulation of medical device and IVD Notified Body activities By Jamie Hatzel The European Commission has recently published a draft implementing regulation under the EU Medical Devices Regulations (“EU MDR”)[1] and...
11/20/2025 9:29:19 AM Podcast: University spin-outs in women’s health innovation By Laura Harwood Melissa Dix In this episode of our Spotlight on Women's Health and Innovation podcast, Laura Harwood and Melissa Dix explore how university spin-outs...
10/21/2025 12:44:04 PM TechBio UK 2025: A view from the conference and beyond By Adam Coughlin On 16 October 2025, Adam Coughlin, Naoise Gaffney and Samuel Munday from Bristows attended TechBio UK, an annual conference hosted by the...