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Looking To The Future - UK Biotech In 2035

The bioindustry association (BIA) have issued a new report setting out their vision for UK biotech in 2035. The headline approach is that there needs to be a "shift in mindset" to unlock the UK's full potential.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

Empowering The Future Of Grocery: AlixPartners' Role In Strengthening The WAFC's Mission And Reach

The Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) is a non-profit association committed to advancing education and training for the next generation of grocery industry leaders...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Recent Updates On Reform Of UK Clinical Trial Landscape

On 11 April 2025, the MHRA announced that the much anticipated changes to the clinical trial rules in the UK, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (the new Regulations)...

United Kingdom Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

Understanding The Latest OPG Guidance On Family Care Payments

Latest OPG guidance on family care payments: informal support, commercial rates, affordability, and evidence requirements.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Cacao-free Chocolate - A Taste Of The Future?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

Health Data Research Service To Provide Single Point Of Access To NHS Data In The United Kingdom

United Kingdom Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

Repeated Failures In Scan Interpretation Is Costing Lives, Ombudsman Warns (9 April 2025)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Insights To Patent Drafting For Food And Beverage Innovations

Worldwide Healthcare

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Boult Wade Tennant

Future R&D Funding In The UK

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

A New Approach To Regulation By The MHRA And NICE

United Kingdom Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

ABPI Calls For Changes To "Unsustainable" Medicines Pricing Scheme

United Kingdom Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

Is Seaweed The New Wonder Product?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

Will Labour's Policy Prescription Create A Stronger UK Life Sciences Sector?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

Understanding The Social Care 'Doom Loop': Insights From Social Care 360

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Tech 10 – Episode 3: Dunnhumby – Data-driven Decision-making In Retail (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Monthly Regulatory Newsletter – April 2025

United Kingdom Finance

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RQC Group

UK BNO Visa Requirements (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

CSRD's ESRS Draft Work Plan Faces Rejection At Latest EFRAG Meeting

United Kingdom Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Ius Laboris Podcast: Hot Topics In Employee Data Privacy In Germany And Luxembourg

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Food and Drugs Law

Looking To The Future - UK Biotech In 2035

The bioindustry association (BIA) have issued a new report setting out their vision for UK biotech in 2035. The headline approach is that there needs to be a "shift in mindset" to unlock the UK's full potential.

United Kingdom Healthcare

MC

Marks & Clerk

Nothing To (Bi)scoff At: CJEU Rejects Lotus Bakeries Colour Mark

The CJEU recently issued a decision denying a trade mark application filed by Lotus Bakeries...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

A Neat Deal: UK-India Trade Deal Lifts Spirits In The Scotch Whisky Industry

Producers of Scotch Whisky are rejoicing following the announcement of a trade deal between the UK and India deemed ‘transformational' for the UK spirits industry.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

A Guide To Patenting Food Technology Inventions – Part 2

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd & Company

The Effect Of The Unified Patent Court (UPC) On Opposition Proceedings At The European Patent Office (EPO)

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Empowering The Future Of Grocery: AlixPartners' Role In Strengthening The WAFC's Mission And Reach

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Tackling Climate And Nature Targets With A Land Use Policy

United Kingdom Environment

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Hunters

From Certificates To Courts: Litigating Second Medical Use Patents

United Kingdom IP

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Blueprints For Growth: Perspectives On Life Sciences & Innovation Investments

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

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Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

Looking To The Future - UK Biotech In 2035

The bioindustry association (BIA) have issued a new report setting out their vision for UK biotech in 2035. The headline approach is that there needs to be a "shift in mindset" to unlock the UK's full potential.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

£13.9bn Of R&D Funding

The UK government has announced a record-breaking £13.9 billion in research and development (R&D) funding for the coming year.

United Kingdom Strategy

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IR Global

The Effect Of The Unified Patent Court (UPC) On Opposition Proceedings At The European Patent Office (EPO)

The introduction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has brought significant changes to the European patent landscape.

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Global Insights: Patent Protection For Polymorphs

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Boult Wade Tennant

Recent Updates On Reform Of UK Clinical Trial Landscape

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Blueprints For Growth: Perspectives On Life Sciences & Innovation Investments

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

Future R&D Funding In The UK

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

Going Down The Bio-Produced Silk Road

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

A New Approach To Regulation By The MHRA And NICE

United Kingdom Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

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Healthcare

Supporting Life-Changing Work: Hats For Headway And Spinal Injury Association Awareness Day

Friday 16 May marks two important awareness initiatives that are changing lives across the UK and that Higgs is proudly supporting.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

Can I Be Sacked For Working A Second Job Whilst I'm Off Sick?

It's not uncommon for people to have more than one job. But if you're off sick from one of them and still working the other, can your employer fire you?

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

Looking To The Future - UK Biotech In 2035

The bioindustry association (BIA) have issued a new report setting out their vision for UK biotech in 2035. The headline approach is that there needs to be a "shift in mindset" to unlock the UK's full potential.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

£13.9bn Of R&D Funding

United Kingdom Strategy

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IR Global

A Guide To Patenting Food Technology Inventions – Part 2

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd & Company

Contesting A Will When A Person Has Dementia

United Kingdom Family

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Higgs LLP

The Effect Of The Unified Patent Court (UPC) On Opposition Proceedings At The European Patent Office (EPO)

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Understanding The Latest OPG Guidance On Family Care Payments

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Wrigleys Solicitors

ASA Injects An Enforcement Notice Into The Regulatory Diet Of Ads For Named Weight-Loss Drugs. But Will It Tip The Scales Of Compliance?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Patents

Supplementary Protection Certificates: The Court Of Justice Agrees With Potter Clarkson That SPCs With Negative Terms Are Acceptable

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled yesterday in an important case (C-125/10, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt), relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

European Union IP

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Potter Clarkson

Value Added SPCs - CJEU Clarifies Broad Scope Of Protection

Following hot on the heels of important SPC decisions issued in late 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now issued a reasoned order in the Novartis v Actavis case (C-442/11).

European Union IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Supplementary Protection Certificates: The CJEU Issues Its Decision In Two Seminal Cases

On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgement in two seminal cases relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

European Union IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

HGS v Eli Lilly: Bar For Industrial Applicability Of Gene Patents In UK Lowered And Realigned With The EPO

United Kingdom Healthcare

PC

Potter Clarkson

Pharmaceutical Patent Settlement Agreements - European Commission Scrutiny Continues

United Kingdom IP

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

You Never Give Me Your Money: Competition Law, Damages Actions, And The Healthcare Sector

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Taylor Wessing

Generic Opportunities Arising For The Blockbuster Antihypertensive, Diovan® (Valsartan)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Generics Web

EU/UK Competition Law Newsletter - February 2011

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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McGuireWoods LLP

Reform Of Corporation Tax For Lifesciences Companies - A Chance To Have Your Say

United Kingdom Tax

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

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Latest Videos

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Working For And With The European Medicines Agency (EMA) (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Episode #1: Hugo Scheckter - Player Care: The Importance Of Mental Health And Wellbeing In Football (Video)

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Blaser Mills

J2J Clinical Negligence Webinar: Session 3 – What Do You Need To Prove – Breach Of Duty (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

Osseointegration For Amputees (Video)

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BLM

Legally Vocal: Patrick Duxbury On His COVID-19 Vaccine Work And 20-Year Career In Life Sciences (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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