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…
4 Sep 2018
Dr Skopek awarded Wellcome Trust grant to study liability for uses of AI in healthcare
How will legal liability be assigned when an AI system causes harm? Does the law need reform? Dr. Skopek has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant to explore these questions in the healthcare context. His project will focus in particular on the liability landscape for harms caused by the use of machine learning algorithms in clinical care. Three …
21 Aug 2018
Job Opportunity: Senior Research Associate
Applications are invited for a Senior Research Associate to work with the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences (LML) at the Faculty of Law. This is a fixed term three-year position with a preferred commencement date between 1 December 2018 and 1 February 2019. The post holder will be employed by the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, to…
17 Aug 2018
Nuffield Council on Bioethics publishes Dr Yotova's Report on the Regulation of Genome Editing under International Law
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published Dr Rumiana Yotova's report on'The Regulation of Genome Editing and Human Reproduction under International Law, EU Law and Comparative Law'.Dr Yotova was commissioned to write the 25,000 word report by the Nuffield Council's Working Party on Genome Editing and Human Reproduction to help inform their ev…
10 Aug 2018
Dr Palmer discusses developments concerning the legal status of abortion in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Dr Stephanie Palmer has written a blog post for the International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL/AIDC) on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment in Ireland, and the recent human rights challenge brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission against current criminal law provisions on abortion.Looking first at the Republic of Ireland, …
16 Jul 2018
The Development of Abortion Rights in a Changing Europe
Tickets are now available for the upcoming conference "The Development of Abortion Rights in a Changing Europe", to be held in at the Faculty of Law on September 28 2018. The conference, organised by a team headed by Cambridge Law student Helen Jennings, will explore what human rights law has to say on the issue of abortion in 2018, with considerat…
26 Apr 2018
Dr Kathy Liddell teaches new course on Health Law and Emerging Technologies at Melbourne Law School
Dr Kathy Liddell (LML Director) has recently returned from teaching a new Health Law and Emerging Technologies subject at the University of Melbourne; strengthening the already substantial links between the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Law, and Melbourne Law School.The subject examined ways in which law is affecting, and being af…
28 Mar 2018
LML members to speak at symposia at the University of Hong Kong
On Wednesday 11th April 2018, Dr Jeffrey Skopek (LML Deputy Director) and Dr David Erdos will present at a one-day symposium hosted by the University of Hong Kong's Centre for Medical Ethics and Law.The day will be split into two half-day symposia:Part I, Policy and Regulatory Responses to New Genomic and Reproductive Technologies seeks to explore …
28 Mar 2018
LML Members attend PHG Foundation Workshop on Regulating Algorithms in Healthcare
As the fundamental basis of all computerised tasks, algorithms are increasingly integral to healthcare. They perform functions at every level, from the research laboratory to the clinic; in rudimentary operating system processes to highly advanced analytical systems. Despite their prevalence, the precise definition of an algorithm is increasingly c…