Professor Timo Minssen’s Inaugural lecture

The Faculty of Law invites you to attend the inaugural lecture of Timo Minssen on the occasion of his commencement of employment as Professor in Biotechnology Law. Prof Minssen is also member of the Steering Committe at the Center for Syntetic Biology. The lecture will be followed by a reception.

Peeling the Onion: How to Promote Biomedical Innovation and Access to Medicine 

Speaking about pressing challenges in biomedical innovation law, sometimes feels like – to lend the words of the late German Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass – “peeling an onion:” First you are amazed by the breathtaking scientific advances, as well as by the many overlapping layers of interacting laws and regulations. Once you peeled long enough, however, you might start to cry out in frustration about the myriads of misconceptions in increasingly complex debates and the broader implications of recent political, legislative and judicial developments.

In his inaugural lecture, Professor Timo Minssen will not only address specific legal challenges. He will also speak about the opportunities that are embedded in this complexity. Some innovation failures can be directly addressed within the patent system. However, it does not all come down to patents. In certain areas of drug development we need to think outside the box and should carefully consider alternative and complementary innovation models. Professor Minssen will base his lecture on his own research, and he will end by suggesting how we can further develop ‘biotechnology law’ and ‘biomedical innovation law’ at the University of Copenhagen.

Time: Monday, 28 November 2016, 14:00-15:00

Place: Annex A, the Annex Building, Studiegaarden, Studiestraede 6. DK-1455 Copenhagen K

Programme

All are welcome, but registration is required. Please register using this registration form no later than Thursday 24 November 2016, 12:00.