3 May 2019
LML members to participate in international think tank: "Legal Boundaries and the 'Human' in Humanity"
From 9-11 June 2019, Dr Jeffrey Skopek (LML Deputy Director) and Dr Rumiana Yotova will participate in an international think tank on "Legal Boundaries and the 'Human' in Humanity" at McGill University. The think tank is being organized by Professor Bartha Knoppers (McGill) and Professor Hank Greely (Stanford).It will bring together a diverse group…
2 May 2019
Fourth article by LML Research Group published in Nature Biotechnology
An LML Research Group has just published its fourth article in Nature Biotechnology: 'After six years, what has been Mayo’s impact on patent applications related to biotech, diagnostics, and personalized medicine?' (available here), examines the impact of the US Supreme Court's decision in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, In…
2 May 2019
LML members to participate in CeBIL Retreat
From 20-23 May, several LML members will travel to Copenhagen for a retreat hosted by the University of Copenhagen's Centre for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law.As part of the CeBIL Collaborative Research Program, LML is responsible for a study investigating new uses for known drugs, and it will contribute to a study on synergy and pol…
2 May 2019
Dr Liddicoat embarks on research trip to Copenhagen
Dr John Liddicoat (LML Senior Research Associate) is set to undertake a three-week research visit to the University of Copenhagen. His research will focus on the repurposing of drugs -- a topic that is of great interest to LML, which is leading the CeBIL study on New Uses.Over the duration of the trip, Dr Liddicoat will collaborate with the Copenh…
1 May 2019
Dr Liddell teaches Law and Emerging Health Technologies Course at University of Melbourne
Dr Kathy Liddell (LML Director) has recently returned from teaching a course on Law and Emerging Health Technologies at the University of Melbourne, strengthening the already substantial links between the LML and Melbourne Law School.The postgraduate course examined ways in which law is affecting, and being affected by, the latest advances in medic…
1 May 2019
LML Research Group published in 'Global Genes' edited collection
A chapter authored by Dr Kathy Liddell (LML Director), Dr John Liddicoat, and Mr Matt Jordan has been published in T Minssen, J R Hermann and J Schovsbo (eds.) Global Genes, Local Concerns- Legal, Ethical and Scientific Challenges in International Biobanking (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019).The chapter, ‘IP Policies for Large Bioresources: The ficti…
14 Mar 2019
Dr Imogen Goold Delivers 2019 Baron de Lancey Lecture
On Friday March 8th, the LML hosted the 2019 Baron de Lancey Lecture, kindly sponsored by the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund.This year, Dr Imogen Goold (St Anne's College, University of Oxford) delivered her thought-provoking talk 'Should parents have the final say on the medical treatment of their children?'Dr Goold's talk addressed a question that has…
17 Dec 2018
Nature Biotechnology publishes third article from LML Research Group
The article, titled 'Was the Myriad decision a 'surgical strike' on isolated DNA patents, or does it have wider impacts?', reveals the results of an empirical investigation about the effects of the US Supreme Court's decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics on patent prosecution for nature-based products beyond isolated DNA…
29 Nov 2018
Dr Liddell appointed to steering group for SRI on Reproduction
Dr Kathy Liddell (LML Director) has joined a new Strategic Research Initiative on Reproduction as a member of their steering group.The SRI is funded for three years, and is a University-wide network which aims to encourage interactions among the many Cambridge researchers with interests in reproduction; from clinical medicine and biology to the art…
31 Oct 2018
LML appoints Senior Research Associate
The Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences has appointed Dr John Liddicoat as a Senior Research Associate. Dr Liddicoat will work with Dr Kathy Liddell (Director of LML) to develop a flagship research project on the legal issues surrounding the re-purposing of pharmaceuticals.The aim of the project is to harness legal expertise in the field of …
23 Oct 2018
Dr Yotova to be published in European Journal of International Law
An article co-authored by Dr Rumiana Yotova and Prof. Bartha Knoppers on the right to benefit from science has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of International Law.The right was first set out in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and later affirmed in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rig…
5 Oct 2018
LML research group forthcoming in Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology has accepted a third article from an LML research group for publication. The forthcoming feature article announces empirical results about the effects of the US Supreme Court's decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics on patent practice beyond isolated DNA claims. The article, co-authored by Professor M…
12 Sep 2018
LML participates in CeBIL Methodologies Retreat
On Saturday 8th September, the CeBIL events concluded with a Methodologies Retreat involving all programme partners – from Cambridge, Copenhagen, Harvard, and Michigan. The project leaders from each of the five core studies, and sixth synergy study, convened to discuss the methodologies and approaches for each of CeBIL's six studies. Each presented…
12 Sep 2018
Workshop on "Regulating algorithms in healthcare: intellectual property and liability" jointly organised by LML, CeBIL and the PHG Foundation
On Thursday 6th September, LML co-hosted a workshop titled 'Regulating Algorithms in Healthcare: Intellectual Property and Liability' with the PHG Foundation and the Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law. The workshop brought together a multidisciplinary group of academics, researchers, policy makers and regulators, to evaluate i…
12 Sep 2018
LML hosts CeBIL Annual Symposium 2018: Precision Medicine, Artificial Intelligence and the Law
On Friday 7th September, LML hosted the CeBIL Annual Symposium 2018: 'Precision Medicine, Artificial Intelligence and the Law'. This was the first of five annual symposia to be held in Cambridge as part of LML's involvement in the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Collaborative Research Programme in Biomedical Innovation Law, directed by Prof. Timo Minssen…
