In launching Decade of Discovery, a $250 million-to-$350 million diabetes partnership, the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic are opting for an approach that requires the help of virtually everyone with a stake in Minnesota's healthcare economy: hospitals, payers, food manufacturers, device companies, biotech startups.
A quick scan of Dr. Frank Cerra's 14-year tenure as head of the University of Minnesota's health science programs causes one word to come to mind: "Big." Yet big doesn't always mean better. In fact, big can be downright ugly. Under Cerra's watch, the medical school suffered what critics call embarrassing ethical lapses between its physicians and industry.
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.