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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: Professors Mateo Aboy and Timo Minssen author a chapter on the importance of evidence-based IP research

Professors Mateo Aboy and Timo Minssen author a chapter on the importance of evidence-based IP research

14 July 2023

Qualitative and quantitative empirical methods are playing an increasingly important role in intellectual property law research. Hence it became the focus of collected edition, including a chapter by L C Druedahl and LML members Prof. Mateo Aboy and Prof. Timo Minnsen . Empirical approaches, they argue, allow an...

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...

Read more at: Sustainable Health Innovation, Grand Challenges & the Law (14-15 June 2023)

Sustainable Health Innovation, Grand Challenges & the Law (14-15 June 2023)

15 June 2023

From 14-15 June 2023, a group of LML members attended Sustainable Health Innovation, Grand Challenges & the Law , a symposium hosted by the University of Copenhagen. This event marked the conclusion of the Collaborative Innovation Program In Biomedical Innovation Law (CeBIL). International experts discussed the legal...

Read more at: The legal implications of medical diagnosis errors – challenging the use of a single standard

The legal implications of medical diagnosis errors – challenging the use of a single standard

13 June 2023

LML is pleased to announce the publication of "The Frontiers of Medical Negligence and Diagnosis: An Interview-Based Analysis", co-authored by LML’s Professor Kathy Liddell and Associate-Professor Jeffrey Skopek with Isabelle Le Gallez and Dr Zoë Fritz. The article delves into the critical issue of medical diagnosis errors...

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