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A new Policy Forum article in Science co-authored by LML member Prof. Mateo Aboy proposes a “standards-first” approach to governing emerging quantum technologies. The paper, Quantum technology governance: A standards-first approach, is authored by Prof. Aboy alongside Urs Gasser (Technical University of Munich), I. Glenn Cohen (Harvard Law School),…

This July, LML Director Prof. Kathy Liddell participated in a Nuffield Council on Bioethics workshop examining the UK’s 14-day rule for human embryo research. The event formed part of the Council’s ongoing review of the rule, which prohibits the culture of human embryos in vitro beyond 14 days after fertilisation or the appearance of the primitive …

This June, LML participated in the 2025 Inter-CeBIL Retreat at the Comwell Hotel Roskilde in Denmark. The retreat brought together partners from the Inter-CeBIL Programme including CeBIL at the University of Copenhagen, LML, the Petrie Flom Centre at Harvard, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and other leading academic institutions. Inter-C…

This May, LML welcomed Professor Jacob Sherkow (University of Illinois) to the Faculty of Law. During his visit, Prof. Sherkow met with LML Director Prof. Kathy Liddell and Prof. Mateo Aboy to present his new project, ‘A Sociotechnical Approach to Genomic Data Security’. Prof. Sherkow holds several appointments at the University of Illinois, includ…

In May, LML hosted a productive meeting with visiting academics from the University of São Paulo and Fiocruz. The visit formed part of Project ODYSSEY, a major research initiative examining the regulation of AI and digital health, led by the University of São Paulo’s Health Law Research Center, Fiocruz Brasilia School of Government, and the Brazili…

LML continues to engage with external researchers in timely and important work on the pricing of medicines.Dr Alice Cauduro, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Turin, visited LML to share insights from her comparative research on pharmaceutical expenditure governance in the UK and Italy. Her forthcoming article explores the legal, inst…

The 2024/25 LLM class in Law, Medicine and Life Sciences is deep into revision, preparing for their final assessment on 4 June. Over the course of the year, the students have grappled with a diverse array of legal and ethical challenges arising from developments in medicine and the life sciences.From debates on research ethics and ownership of body…

The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Inventorship Guidance on AI-assisted inventions marks a crucial step in the evolving role of AI in the patent system, as outlined in a recent article co-authored by LML members. The article is published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, and co-authored by Prof. Kathy Lidd…

On Thursday 20 March 2025, LML hosted the Baron de Lancey lecture, which was delivered by Prof. Kimberly D. Krawiec (University of Virginia).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 distinguished lawyers with a forum …

We were delighted to welcome Dr Eric Ip from Hong Kong University to the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences (LML) at the Cambridge Faculty of Law. Dr Ip visited Cambridge this March as part of the Herbert Smith Freehills Global Visitor Programme.During his visit, Dr. Ip engaged in a series of discussions and with our faculty and researchers…

We are delighted to announce the inaugural Bill Cornish Scholar, Zihan Ni, who has embarked on a PhD focusing on 'Reforming the Anglo-American pharmaceutical patent law in the age of AI.' This scholarship is made possible through the generous contributions to the Bill Cornish Memorial Fund, established in memory of Professor Bill Cornish.Professor …

On Friday 29 November 2024, a workshop was held on the governance and liability of medical AI. This event, organised by the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences and the PHG Foundation, was part of the Inter-CeBIL Programme led by Professor Timo Minssen.The workshop brought together experts in law, policy, clinical practice, and artificial int…

On 12 September 2024, LML Senior Research Associate Isaac Weldon and LML Director Prof Kathy Liddell hosted the GLEAN (Gathering Lessons from Environmental Governance for Antimicrobial Resistance) Workshop at Gonville & Caius College. The workshop explored strategies from environmental governance that can be adapted and applied to improve antimicro…

Unifying goals to mobilise global action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are crucial for protecting lives now and in the future. This is the key message in a new commentary by LML Senior Research Associate, Dr Isaac Weldon, and co-authors. The Bellagio Group for Accelerating AMR Action met in April 2024 to develop the ‘ambitious but achievable’ 1…

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses at least nine distinct collective action problems, according to a new article by LML members Dr. Isaac Weldon, Prof. Kathy Liddell, Dr. Stephanie Palmer, and Prof. Timo Minssen. AMR causes over 1.27 million deaths annually, making it one of today's most urgent health threats. Despite this urgency, large-scale gl…