28 Mar, 2024 Highlights from the WIRED Health Conference 2024 By Daniel Owen Will Hewitt We enjoyed an interesting day hearing about tech and healthcare at the recent WIRED Health conference. The conference brings together...
21 Feb, 2024 Will it be possible to lawfully test an AI Medical Device? By Alex Denoon A brief analysis of the interaction between the proposed AI Act and the MDR The AI Act continues to contain a concerning flaw as regards...
23 Jan, 2024 UK MDR: further delays, unexpected developments? - Bristows By Alex Denoon Jamie Hatzel On 9 January 2024, the MHRA published a new Regulatory Roadmap, which sets out the expected timeline and key milestones on the way to the...
18 Jan, 2024 Publication: Biotech Review of the Year By Gregory Bacon Xisca Borrás Will Hewitt 2023 is likely to be remembered as a year in which a number of highly anticipated developments in the biotech industry finally came to...
10 Jan, 2024 Podcast: In conversation with AstraZeneca By Vik Khurana In this episode of our digital transformation podcast - The Roadmap - I was joined by two very special guests, Adam McArthur and Warren...
15 Dec, 2023 Genesis 2023: The UK life sciences ecosystem under the microscope By Claire Smith Harry Woodcock Last week, Claire Smith and Harry Woodcock from Bristows’ life sciences transactional team attended Genesis 2023, an annual conference...
24 Nov, 2023 AI’s emerging role in cancer diagnosis By Sean Hess Will Hewitt Sean Hess and Will Hewitt explore the uses for AI and machine learning in medicine.
13 Nov, 2023 Failing faster using AI cannot be considered a success – A round-up of TechBio UK 2023 conference By Claire Smith Gemma Gibbs Will Hewitt Will Hewitt, Gemma Gibbs and Claire Smith provide key takeaways from TechBio UK 2023
09 Nov, 2023 Human embryo research: should we re-draw the line? By Melissa Dix Melissa Dix discusses the 14-day rule for embryonic research implemented by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and asks...
25 Sep, 2023 MHRA simplifies legal representative requirements for clinical investigations in Northern Ireland By Jamie Hatzel Since Brexit, the UK has been subject to two separate regulatory frameworks on medical devices. Great Britain is subject to the Medical...
13 Sep, 2023 ICO to investigate data security of period and fertility tracking apps By Vivien Zhu The ICO has recently launched a review of period and fertility tracking apps, focusing on concerns over data security and transparency....
23 Aug, 2023 A deep dive on new UK post-market surveillance rules By Jamie Hatzel The UK government recently released a draft copy of a statutory instrument which will introduce new post-market surveillance (PMS) rules...