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Read more at: Inter-CeBIL Research Programme granted up to DKK 50 million for research into legal barriers within health and life science innovation

Inter-CeBIL Research Programme granted up to DKK 50 million for research into legal barriers within health and life science innovation

25 October 2023

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a five-year grant of up to DKK 50 million to be shared between a consortium including LML at the University of Cambridge, CeBIL at the University of Copenhagen, the Petrie Flom Centre at Harvard, and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The partners will deliver the Inter-CeBIL...


Read more at: Professor Emily Jackson appointed to LML Advisory Panel

Professor Emily Jackson appointed to LML Advisory Panel

6 October 2023

LML is delighted to announce that Professor Emily Jackson has been appointed to our Advisory Panel. Currently a Professor of Law at the LSE, Emily will provide input as a senior medical law academic. She has served as a member of the British Medical Association Medical Ethics Committee (2005-2022), Deputy Chair of the...


Read more at: Cambridge hosts the European Human Rights Law Conference 2023 with medical law angles

Cambridge hosts the European Human Rights Law Conference 2023 with medical law angles

2 October 2023

The 2023 European Human Rights Law Conference was held at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law from 28 September to 29 September 2023, with the theme of 'Human Rights: Prospects, Possibilities, Fears and Limitations'. Led by Dr Kirsty Hughes , Dr Stevie Martin and Dr Stephanie Palmer , the conference was highly...


Read more at: Isaac Weldon appointed as LML Senior Research Associate
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Isaac Weldon appointed as LML Senior Research Associate

2 October 2023

LML welcomes back Isaac Weldon, previously a Visiting Scholar, to his new appointment as a Senior Research Associate, commencing October 2023. Isaac is finalising his PhD in Political Science at York University, Toronto. He holds a Master of Science in International Health Policy (with Distinction) from the London School...


Read more at: Prof. Mateo Aboy appointed as Director of Research in Biomedical Innovation, AI and Law
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Prof. Mateo Aboy appointed as Director of Research in Biomedical Innovation, AI and Law

1 October 2023

LML is delighted to announce that Professor Mateo Aboy has been promoted to Director of Research in Biomedical Innovation, AI, and Law at the University of Cambridge, effective 1 October 2023. Previously serving as the Principal Research Scholar for LML, Mateo pursues research at the interface between technology, law, and...


Read more at: ‘In Our Lifetime’ Documentary Film Premiere

‘In Our Lifetime’ Documentary Film Premiere

21 September 2023

The documentary film ‘In Our Lifetime’ premiered with great success on 20 September 2023 at the Arts Picturehouse in Cambridge, attended by LML members. As outlined by the Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science and the Public : "In September 2022, 21 people from across the UK spent a week together in Wellcome Connecting Science...


Read more at: Prof. Kathy Liddell co-authors article on the importance of national policy and governance review for human embryo models

Prof. Kathy Liddell co-authors article on the importance of national policy and governance review for human embryo models

23 August 2023

Transparent, enforceable regulations on human embryo models will benefit scientists and the public, argue A Foreman, S Franklin, E Jackson, C Rozeik, K K Niakan and LML Director Kathy Liddell. Integrated and non-integrated stem cell-based embryo models (‘SCB-EMs’) are becoming widely adopted tools in biomedical research...


Read more at: Matthew Leitch Awarded the Prestigious Hempsons Prize for Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences

Matthew Leitch Awarded the Prestigious Hempsons Prize for Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences

25 July 2023

Matthew Leitch, a final year Cambridge undergraduate student, has been awarded the 'Hempsons Prize for Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences.' The award recognises the student who achieves the best first-class result in either LLM Paper 1 (Law, Medicine and Life Sciences) or the Tripos Law Seminar 50E (Law and Ethics of...


Read more at: A project to develop the first UK governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo models has been launched by the University of Cambridge

A project to develop the first UK governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo models has been launched by the University of Cambridge

17 July 2023

LML’s Professor Kathy Liddell is actively involved in the Governance of Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models (G-SCBEM) Working Group, a pioneering project initiated by the University of Cambridge. This ground-breaking initiative aims to develop the first governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo...


Read more at: Limits on the right to life: the case of Mortier v Belgium

Limits on the right to life: the case of Mortier v Belgium

15 June 2023

Dr Stevie Martin, a member of LML, has published a case note on 'The right to life at the end of life' in Medical Law International. It delves into the complexities of legalizing assisted dying and its compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The case note focusses on the judgment of the European...