The University of California at San Francisco claims credit for identification of the DNA of the human growth hormone. Genentech was alleged to have taken and used the University's actual DNA invention without permission. More
Synthetic biology is a new discipline that brings together engineering, biology, chemistry, and information technology to take genetics and genomics to the next level. More
The principle that genetic material is 'property' in the intellectual property law sense was established in the 19th century. This two part article looks at some developments in bio-intellectual property rights over the last 50 years. More
The first part of this article charted developments in bio-IPRs from the Paris Convention in 1883 through to the end of the 1970s. Part two will look at developments from the 1980s through to today. More
Professor Alan Kingsman discusses the development of Oxford BioMedica from a spin-out from his Oxford University lab to a company listed on the LSE. More
This article is based on some of the findings of a research study ethical issues related to the commercial implementation of new technologies undertaken during the preparation of the Nuffield Bioethics Council Report on Genetically-modified Crops More
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