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Personalised Medicine And MedTech

The combination of advanced personalised medicine with the adoption of MedTech promises to detect illness earlier and recommend the most effective prevention and treatment strategies for individual patients...

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Lewis Silkin

The Right To Choose: A Faster Path To Autism And ADHD Diagnosis For Children? (5 June 2025)

When it is suspected that a child may have autism or ADHD, a specialist assessment is needed to confirm a diagnosis. In the case of autism this must be a multi-disciplinary assessment.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Food Packaging And Sustainable Packaging

As part of efforts to improve sustainability in the supply chain, smart packaging is a hot topic in a number of consumer industries, but no more so than in the food and beverage space.

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Boult Wade Tennant

Reforming The Hair Strand Testing Industry - Why Expert Interpretation Matters (21 May 2025)

For years, the family court system has relied heavily on simplified drug and alcohol test results.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Looking To The Future - UK Biotech In 2035

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

The EU Biotech Act Has Been Delayed — Here's What That Means

European Union Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

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

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Recent Updates On Reform Of UK Clinical Trial Landscape

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Understanding The Latest OPG Guidance On Family Care Payments

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

Payment Issues In Commercial Contracts From A Customer Perspective: A Short Primer (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Digging Deep To Avoid Scratching The Surface: The Quest For Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Solutions Continues

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

UK Immigration Reform: May 2025 White Paper Overview

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Food and Drugs Law

UPC Delivers First Judgment On Validity And Infringement Of A Second Medical Use Claim

The Dusseldorf Local Division (LD) has delivered the UPC's first Judgment on second medical use claims. The case concerns EP 3 536 712, exclusively licensed to Sanofi by Regeneron.

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

POMs, OTCs And The ASA: A Look At The Latest Ruling

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a ruling that serves as a timely reminder to all advertisers...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

New Antibiotics - Cautious Optimism

We recently reported (here) on the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and discussed how antimicrobial patent filings have faired over the last 10 years.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Advertising Foods High In Fat, Sugar Or Salt (HFSS)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Digging Deep To Avoid Scratching The Surface: The Quest For Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Solutions Continues

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

IP Ingredients: What Will The EU's Design Reform Package Do For Food & Drink Businesses?

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

New Antibiotics - Cautious Optimism

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Food Packaging And Sustainable Packaging

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Boult Wade Tennant

Andy Searle, EMEA Leader Of Consumer Products, Comments On The ONS' Consumer Price Inflation Data

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

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Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

Personalised Medicine And MedTech

The combination of advanced personalised medicine with the adoption of MedTech promises to detect illness earlier and recommend the most effective prevention and treatment strategies for individual patients...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

UPC Delivers First Judgment On Validity And Infringement Of A Second Medical Use Claim

The Dusseldorf Local Division (LD) has delivered the UPC's first Judgment on second medical use claims. The case concerns EP 3 536 712, exclusively licensed to Sanofi by Regeneron.

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

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

The EU Biotech Act Has Been Delayed — Here's What That Means

European Union Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

£13.9bn Of R&D Funding

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)

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

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Healthcare

Personalised Medicine And MedTech

The combination of advanced personalised medicine with the adoption of MedTech promises to detect illness earlier and recommend the most effective prevention and treatment strategies for individual patients...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

Welcome To The Collective Quarterly - Issue 06

In our latest edition we explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries - from healthcare to the creative economy.

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

POMs, OTCs And The ASA: A Look At The Latest Ruling

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a ruling that serves as a timely reminder to all advertisers...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Artificial Intelligence And Women's Health

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

The Right To Choose: A Faster Path To Autism And ADHD Diagnosis For Children? (5 June 2025)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

National Rollout Of ABC Programme A Welcome Development Urgently Needed For NHS Maternity Care

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

Got An Early Dementia Diagnosis? Protect Your Interests Today

United Kingdom Family

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Rothera Bray

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

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

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

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

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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

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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

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Potter Clarkson

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

United Kingdom Healthcare

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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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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

Watch Our Four Minute Round-up: Hill Dickinson Health InSight - October 2020 (Video)

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Hill Dickinson

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