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Timo Minssen

Timo Minssen is Professor of Law at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the Founder and Managing Director of UCPH’s Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law (CeBIL). He is also affiliated with Lund University as a researcher in Quantum Law. His research concentrates on Intellectual Property, Competition & Regulatory Law with a special focus on new technologies in the pharma, life science & biotech sectors including biologics and biosimilars. His studies comprise a plethora of legal issues emerging in the lifecycle of biotechnological and medical products and processes – from the regulation of research and incentives for innovation to technology transfer and commercialization.
  • Biotechnology

    The Prospects for an IP Waiver Under the TRIPS Agreement

    Going forward, practical solutions should focus on scaling up manufacturing and supply, and improving access and affordability.

    The Prospects for an IP Waiver Under the TRIPS Agreement

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    Timo Minssen

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  • Genetics

    Opportunities and challenges for user-generated licensing models in gene-editing

    By Timo Minssen,  Esther van Zimmeren & Jakob Wested  An earlier version of this contribution had been published in Life Science Intellectual Property Review (LSIPR). A voluntary pool or clearinghouse model may give rise to a robust commercial ecosystem…

    Opportunities and challenges for user-generated licensing models in gene-editing

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    Timo Minssen

  • Genetics

    Will the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal step into the CRISPR patent battle?

    By  Jakob Wested, Timo Minssen & Esther van Zimmeren Another version of this contribution has been published in Life Science Intellectual Property Review (LSIPR). The Broad Institute is facing a formidable task in defending the revoked CRISPR patent…

    Will the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal step into the CRISPR patent battle?

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    Timo Minssen

  • Health Law Policy

    Join us- we are hiring: Postdoctoral position in Biomedical Innovation Law with a focus on Biologics

    Having a PhD and specialized in biomedical innovation law & legal/regulatory issues in biologic drug development? Interested in empirical legal research and data analysis?Then join our international research collaboration at the University of Copenhagen with core…

    Join us- we are hiring: Postdoctoral position in Biomedical Innovation Law with a focus on Biologics

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    Timo Minssen

  • Conference

    Innovation Gaps on Life Science Frontiers

    Join us in wonderful Copenhagen at our CeBIL Kick-Off Conference: ”Innovation Gaps on Life Science Frontiers? From Antimicrobial Resistance & the Bad Bugs to New Uses, AI & the Black Box”. The  Conference marks the…

    Innovation Gaps on Life Science Frontiers

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    Timo Minssen

  • Intellectual Property

    Innovation and the Firm: Vertical Integration in Patent-Intensive Industries – Seminar 9/8 at the University of Copenhagen

    Looking forward to hear Professor Peter Lee’s (UC Davis) talk on “Innovation and the Firm: Vertical Integration in Patent-Intensive Industries” at the University of Copenhagen on Friday, Friday, September 8th 2017 from 10:00 – 12:00. If…

    Innovation and the Firm: Vertical Integration in Patent-Intensive Industries – Seminar 9/8 at the University of Copenhagen

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    Timo Minssen

  • Biospecimens

    Biobanks as Knowledge Institutions – Seminar 11/3 at the University of Copenhagen

    Biobanks as Knowledge Institutions “Global Genes –Local Concerns” Seminar with Prof. Michael Madison (University of Pittsburgh, U.S.) Join us at the University of Copenhagen on November 3rd, 2017 to discuss the legal implications of “Biobanks…

    Biobanks as Knowledge Institutions – Seminar 11/3 at the University of Copenhagen

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    Timo Minssen

  • Announcements

    Copenhagen Conference: Legal Perspectives on Synthetic Biology and Gene Editing

    Join us at the Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR) Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen on 20 November, 2017 to discuss Legal Perspectives on Synthetic Biology and Gene Editing. CALL FOR PAPERS Emerging…

    Copenhagen Conference: Legal Perspectives on Synthetic Biology and Gene Editing

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    Timo Minssen

  • Bioethics

    Webinar, 6/28: Procedural Aspects of Compulsory Licensing under TRIPS

    Join us at yet another webinar with J. Wested at the University of Copenhagen. This time we will debate procedural issues in compulsory licensing with H. Grosse Ruse-Kahn (University of Cambridge) & M. Desai (Eli Lilly).…

    Webinar, 6/28: Procedural Aspects of Compulsory Licensing under TRIPS

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    Timo Minssen