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Emerging Legal Terrain: IP Risks from AI's Role In Drug Discovery

This article explores the benefits and risks of AI-driven drug discovery from the legal perspective. Since the law governing IP rights in AI-driven drug discovery is still in its infant state, any future legal development is likely to have significant implications in many areas.

21 minute read May 01, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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Fredrick Tsang, Antonia Sequeira and Carl Morales
Emerging Legal Terrain: IP Risks from AI's Role In Drug Discovery

Drug discovery involving artificial intelligence (AI) tools has quickly occupied significant territory in the pharmaceutical industry. One study found that the number of startup drug candidate pipelines employing AI is roughly equivalent to 50% of the preclinical programs of big pharmaceutical firms.

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