This week's edition of Life Sciences weekly highlights includes news analyses by Venner Shipley LLP that the Patents Court has upheld uniQure’s patent against Pfizer’s revocation action. Also included, is news that the UK Judiciary has examined the potential impacts of artificial intelligence on the justice system and intellectual property law, the revised Product Liability Directive entered into force on 8 December 2024, the EMA/HMA have issued comprehensive guidelines on drug Shortage Mitigation Plans and Shortage Prevention Plans, a £16m joint funding boost has been dedicated to the updated UK-Swiss science and research partnership, the European pharmaceutical industry published its 2024 pipeline review and has put forward nine recommendations aimed at optimising the EU's forthcoming Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10), the ABPI released its annual report on clinical trials in the UK, and news that the CMA launched a consultationto address concerns that Vifor Pharma (Vifor) abused its dominant position by making misleading claims about a competitor’s intravenous iron treatment; among other news.
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