06 Dec, 2021 The importance of regional innovation hubs in supporting the UK's Life Sciences Vision By Lyndsey Hudson Following on from my recent comments about the UK being a viable location to be a life sciences startup - with the right governmental...
08 Oct, 2021 Key takeaways from the ABPI Clinical Research Report 2021 By Richard Taylor Elinor Cavil The ABPI (Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries, the UK trade association for producers of prescription medicines) launched...
03 Mar, 2020 UK Government looks to ease barriers on bulk importation of medicinal cannabis By Dylan Kennett The UK Government today has announced that it is changing importation restrictions regarding medicinal cannabis, to minimize the waiting...
04 Feb, 2019 PureTech Health summit bringing Brain Immune Gut research together By DLA Piper The final session at BIG was entitled Turning Pharma on its Head: The Next Big Thing. There was discussion of particular technologies...
04 Feb, 2019 Day 2 Puretech Health - BIG Summit By DLA Piper Fascinating and inspiring presentations at BIG about the brain-gut axis and the key role of all mucosal immune systems in CNS related...
25 Jan, 2019 BIG (Brain-Immune-Gut) Summit January 2019 By DLA Piper I am really looking forward to attending this conference; not just because it is in Aruba!. There is very exciting science happening on...
19 Mar, 2018 Some Brexit clarity.....to end of 2020 By DLA Piper A Brexit transition period to 31 December 2020 is good news for the Life Sciences industry. Brexit negotiators have now agreed Article...
13 Mar, 2018 Publishing Clinical Data under Policy 0070 By DLA Piper We have been looking closely at the EMA requirements for publishing clinical data under Policy 0070. There is an expanding body of...
06 Mar, 2018 Northern Powerhouse going global By DLA Piper Tomorrow I will be on stage at 11 am discussing 'Growing Global' at the Northern Powerhouse Health Innovation Conference 2018. The first...
19 Dec, 2017 Challenging Statistics By Kate Hodgkiss The most likely explanation for the anomalies identified in the gender pay reports published so far is the fact that, whilst...
11 Dec, 2017 Personal Data - Extending Liability By Kate Hodgkiss At a time when organisations are looking to put their houses in order to address the demands of GDPR, this poses a salutary warning to...
10 Nov, 2017 Transparency in Pay By Kate Hodgkiss In sectors where male employees hold the most senior jobs, and women are under-represented at all levels, the Gender Pay Gap Reports may...
10 Nov, 2017 Glacial progress or on the point of change? By Kate Hodgkiss The fact that this day remains unchanged from last year confirms that the pace of change has been ... rather less than "pacey". I will...
10 Nov, 2017 Flexibility and expertise combined By Kate Hodgkiss Interesting article about fledgling creative ways of enabling tomorrow's employees acquire the hands- on practical experience and skills...
01 Nov, 2017 Doctrine of equivalents: what's new in Continental Europe? By Roberto Valenti For the first time, in Eli Lilly v Actavis the UK Supreme Court has introduced a doctrine of equivalence in an effort to move closer to...
20 Oct, 2017 Tackling the Gender Pay Gap By Kate Hodgkiss The clock is ticking on the requirement for all employers with more than 250 employees to publish details of their gender pay gap. Data...