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22 May 2025NewsEuropeTim Powell, Vishnu Shankar & Ben Rowlatt

As AI shakes up pharma and biotech, can patent law keep up?

Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly impacting the biotech lifecycle, and presents myriad applications—and risks. Tim Powell, Vishnu Shankar and Ben Rowlatt of Morgan Lewis provide a detailed analysis.

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