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Life Sciences and Healthcare

Debate intensifies over a vaccine IP waiver's impact on future pharma and biotech discoveries

Does a proposed patent suspension backed by Washington open a Pandora's box for vaccine R&D and investment?

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Queen's Speech 2021 sets out ambitious agenda for UK life sciences and healthcare

New parliamentary term will be packed with legislation for life sciences and healthcare businesses

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Patents Court upholds validity of second medical use patent for glaucoma treatment

This decision shows the court assessing patentability in a real-world practical context, recognising the uncertainties of R&D that only later

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Support programmes offer global healthcare ways to meet patients' needs

With technological advances increasing access to patient support programmes, what legal and regulatory issues do pharmaceutical companies need to take

Life Sciences and Healthcare

UK government backs breakthrough tech with £375m future fund

Successor to a coronavirus support scheme as well as a new sovereign investment partnership offer crucial access to capital for

Corporate

UK passes new law allowing government intervention in transactions on national security grounds

Substantial change is now set for the UK M&A landscape, with a wide range of transactions in scope, including current

Intellectual property

Would a global vaccine IP waiver stifle future biopharma breakthroughs?

Pressure for an IP rights waiver to fight the pandemic threatens vaccine companies' ability to develop and protect their trade

Decarbonisation

Can gene-editing help solve the energy crisis?

What role can biofuels play in fighting climate change and can CRISPR sequencing technology help it reach its potential?

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Covid-19: Mitigating the increased risks of corruption in the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector

The pandemic, coupled with the significant economic downturn, continues to produce pressures on businesses that could prove to be fertile

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Employee options for fast-growth life sciences and healthcare companies

Attracting, and retaining, talent in today's competitive job market is a key contributor to the success of many businesses. This

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Why international arbitration is ideally suited for the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector

Private, flexible and easily enforceable across much of the world, it is not hard to see why international arbitration is

Blockchain

Blockchain and its role in the fight against Covid

With the ability to provide a secure and reliable record of vaccine delivery, the technology is set to play a