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Read more at: Pioneering Code of Practice released for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research

Pioneering Code of Practice released for use of stem cell-based embryo models in research

4 July 2024

The first ever UK guidelines for the generation and use of stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) in research have been published, drafted by a working group of researchers and practitioners including the Progress Educational Trust , Cambridge Reproduction , and LML director Prof. Kathy Liddell. The previous absence of a...


Read more at: LML attends Inter-CeBIL Annual Retreat and Kick-Off Event

LML attends Inter-CeBIL Annual Retreat and Kick-Off Event

21 June 2024

LML attended a four-day annual retreat in Denmark to mark the start of the Inter-CeBIL Programme , with collaborators from CeBIL at the University of Copenhagen, the Petrie Flom Centre at Harvard, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and other leading academic institutions. The retreat provided an opportunity for...


Read more at: LML welcomes visiting scholar Dr Julian März

LML welcomes visiting scholar Dr Julian März

18 May 2024

LML welcomed Dr Julian März from the University of Zurich as a visiting scholar from 7 - 17 May 2024. Dr. Julian W. März, M.D., Ph.D., LL.M., J.D., is a physician, lawyer, and bioethicist, and is currently working as a research fellow at the University of Zurich. His main research interests lie in the areas of biomedical...


Read more at: Prof. Mateo Aboy presenting at 2nd Annual Stanford Responsible Quantum Technology Conference

Prof. Mateo Aboy presenting at 2nd Annual Stanford Responsible Quantum Technology Conference

13 May 2024

LML member Prof. Mateo Aboy (Director of Research) will present at the 2 nd Annual Stanford Responsible Quantum Technology Conference (RQT) on 20 th May 2024. Prof. Aboy is a Fellow at the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology. The RQT conference is an interdisciplinary, in-person conference including...


Read more at: Prof. Julia Powles presents at Annual WYNG-Hatton Conference

Prof. Julia Powles presents at Annual WYNG-Hatton Conference

19 April 2024

Prof. Julia Powles presents at Annual WYNG-Hatton Conference On 18 April 2024, LML affiliate Prof. Julia Powles presented at the annual WYNG-Hatton Conference. LML welcomed Prof. Powles from the University of Western Australia (UWA), where she is the Director of the UWA Tech & Policy Lab . Prof. Powles presented on “...


Read more at: LML meets with University of Copenhagen leadership in Cambridge

LML meets with University of Copenhagen leadership in Cambridge

25 March 2024

On 22 March 2024, Prof. Kathy Liddell met with the Rector (Henrik C. Wegener) and Prorector for Education (Prof. Kristian Cedervall Lauta) of the University of Copenhagen. They celebrated achievements with the Inter-CeBIL research collaboration, and discussed forthcoming plans. Inter-CeBIL is the Inter national C...


Read more at: LML hosts the annual Baron de Lancey Lecture 2024 - Prof. Sir Jonathan Montgomery

LML hosts the annual Baron de Lancey Lecture 2024 - Prof. Sir Jonathan Montgomery

22 March 2024

On Thursday 21 March 2024, LML hosted the Baron de Lancey lecture , which was delivered by Prof. Sir Jonathan Montgomery (University College London). The Baron de Lancey Lecture is an annual public lecture hosted by the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Law. It provides...


Read more at: LML members publish new article on the regulation of moderate-risk medical devices

LML members publish new article on the regulation of moderate-risk medical devices

9 February 2024

The recent ‘De Novo’ pathway is a regulatory initiative of the FDA. It offers a less burdensome path to market than previous regulation, which encourages innovation for moderate-risk medical devices. Dr Ariel Stern and LML members Prof. Mateo Aboy and Dr Cristina Crespo evaluate the changes in their recent article. The...


Read more at: LML welcomes Ira Chadha-Sridhar as the Hatton-WYNG Junior Research Fellow

LML welcomes Ira Chadha-Sridhar as the Hatton-WYNG Junior Research Fellow

8 February 2024

As the Hatton-WYNG Junior Research Fellow in Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Ira’s research project will focus on the ‘ethics of care’. The ethics of care – a moral theory with feminist origins that emerged in the early 1980s – emphasizes that caring actions are morally valuable. Given that actions carried out within the...


Read more at: Prof. Kathy Liddell presents at Public Dialogue on Stem Cell Based Human Embryo Models

Prof. Kathy Liddell presents at Public Dialogue on Stem Cell Based Human Embryo Models

19 January 2024

In January 2024, LML director Prof. Kathy Liddell presented at a Public Dialogue for the Governance of Research using Stem Cell Based Human Embryo Models (G-SCBEM). Prof. Liddell provided a brief presentation to support the participants’ deliberation, sharing her thoughts on some of the important considerations for a...