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Inside Life Sciences Issue 6 | November 2018

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Inside Life Sciences — Inside Life Sciences
Issue 6 November 2018

Editor's Note — Editor's Note

Welcome to the Autumn edition of Inside Life Sciences.
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New UK regime for medical cannabis — New UK regime for medical cannabis

On 1 November, the new regime for medical cannabis became law in the UK.
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Supreme Court upholds insufficiency of pregabalin second medical use patent — Supreme Court upholds insufficiency of pregabalin second medical use patent

In a much anticipated judgment, the Supreme Court has issued its decision in Warner-Lambert v Mylan & Actavis, focussing on how concepts of patent sufficiency and plausibility, and infringement, should be assessed in relation to second medical use patents.
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Data theft in the life sciences industry: the importance of taking decisive, and early, action — Data theft in the life sciences industry: the importance of taking decisive, and early, action

As any entity operating in the pharmaceutical sector will be aware, information derived in the course of a research and development project is highly confidential and critical to its success and profitability.
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SPCs and combination products: Gilead's Truvada SPC held invalid — SPCs and combination products: Gilead's Truvada SPC held invalid

The UK Patents Court in Teva & ors v Gilead has decided the SPC for Truvada - a fixed-dose combination of two antiretroviral medications (tenofovir disoproxil and emtricitabine) used to treat and prevent HIV infection - is invalid.
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The use of artificial intelligence in drug development — The use of artificial intelligence in drug development

Over the years, disease diagnosis, drug development and drug testing have become increasingly inefficient and expensive.
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Brexit: Preparations for 'no deal' intensifying — Brexit: Preparations for 'no deal' intensifying

The recent news that a clinical trial for a heart drug was halted due to Brexit concerns have put in sharp focus the significant uncertainty for the industry as a result of a potential no deal.
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