A group of University of Minnesota professors want the board of regents to investigate the suicide of a patient enrolled in a university-run drug study. the professors demand the regents appoint an independent outside panel of experts to examine potential ethics violations in the death of Dan Markingson, a mentally ill patient who killed himself after taking an experimental psychiatric drug developed by AstraZeneca.
It hasn't attracted much attention yet, but a case making its way through federal court to a sure-fire date with the U.S. Supreme Court could obliterate the business models of biotech companies across the country. The case, which pits the American Civil Liberties Union against Myriad Genetics & Laboratories, concerns whether Myriad can hold patents over two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, which the company uses to diagnose women with ovarian and breast cancer.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.