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Bionome vs Clearwater: into the weeds of collaboration agreements
Posted: 10/07/2025
Weeds present a perennial problem for gardeners and landscapers everywhere. How do you go about removing weeds safely and effectively en masse? Using a trowel takes time; chemical herbicides can have a disastrous effect on the environment; domestic flamethrowers are increasingly popular but those come with their own self-evident risks......>>
Update on regulatory changes for software-based medical devices
Posted: 16/01/2025
With the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and other machine learning methods, software-based medical devices are a substantial growth area in the medical devices sector and an increasingly common feature in everyday life. With this in mind, the Medicines & Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently published a consultation entitled......>>
Sustainable practices in life sciences: meeting ESG standards
Posted: 12/12/2024
In November, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) launched the ISO ESG Implementation Principles (IWA 48) at the 2024 COP 29 UN Climate Change Conference. Nearly 2,000 experts from standards organisations around the globe collaborated on these principles, to define and examine each aspect of environmental, social......>>
Clinical trials and AI – legal challenges and pitfalls: Penningtons Manches Cooper’s inaugural life sciences conference
Posted: 12/12/2024
The life sciences sector group at Penningtons Manches Cooper chose the topic of AI for its inaugural life sciences conference, given its relevance to all life sciences companies wishing to put their products into clinical trials, both now and in the future. The conference began with its keynote, ‘Unlocking Potential - Using AI in Clinical Research’......>>
Intellectual property: the bedrock of innovation
Posted: 05/12/2024
Intellectual property (IP) is often the most valuable asset for early-stage companies, particularly those in the technology and life sciences sectors. IP rights not only provide legal protection for an innovation but can also help establish brand identity and be used as collateral to secure financing. IP does not just mean patents but also includes copyright......>>
AI and the use of data in the life sciences sector
Posted: 24/06/2024
AI is having a major impact on life sciences. Its ability to process vast quantities of data and information faster than humans has numerous valuable applications in the sector, from creating new drugs and targets, to use in medical devices to diagnose disease, as well as monitoring patients remotely, and analysing data, for example from MRI......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper appointed as legal advisor to Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
Posted: 28/11/2023
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s Birmingham and Oxford offices have been appointed as legal advisors to the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), a new R&D agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs to benefit everyone.......>>

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