Life Sciences and Health Technology

The Bay Area life sciences ecosystem has proven to be a world leader in life sciences innovation. Berkeley Law and BCLT are uniquely positioned to provide the legal scholarship and training needed both to support the life sciences industry and to address its impact on society.

In 2021, with generous funding from Genentech, Gilead, Vern Norviel, Wilson Sonsini, and Weil Gotshal, BCLT expanded its existing focus on life sciences by creating the new Life

Sciences Project. The Life Sciences Project has already supported development of new and innovative classes and experiences for law students interested in the life sciences, including the Life Sciences & Innovation Workshop, a two-semester research workshop focused on studying the drivers of innovation in the life sciences. The Life Sciences Project will continue to support the expansion of the life sciences curriculum at Berkeley Law.

“Berkeley Law is one of the top public law schools in the United States, as well as being situated in one of the top life science research universities in the world, and all the while in a geography that draws more life science funding than anywhere else in the world. It is the center of it all.”

-Vern Norviel Co-founder Life Sciences Project

CURRICULUM

Advanced Samuelson Clinic & Seminar Antitrust Law Antitrust and Innovation Bioethics: From Nuremberg to Modern Times Biotechnology Law Environmental Health Law Through Film Environmental Justice and Health Equity Food Justice Information Privacy Law Intellectual Property Law IP Practicum Clinic Law and Technology Writing Workshop Law, Public Health, and Police Use of Force Life Sciences & Innovation Workshop I Life Sciences & Innovation Workshop II Marijuana Law and Policy Mental Health and the Law Patent Law Patent Litigation I Patent Litigation II: PTAB and ITC Patent Prosecution Preparing to Practice Patent Law Public Health Law Samuelson Clinic & Seminar Science and Regulatory Policy Technology for Lawyers Topics in Pharmaceutical Policy: The Case of Biotherapeutics Trade Secret Law Wine Law

EVENTS

Advanced Life Sciences Institute: IP and Licensing Spring 2023 Planning in progress

Biometrics Regulation: Global State-of-play Spring 2023 Planning in progress As part of BCLT’s new Biometrics Project, this symposium will bring together interdisciplinary panels to discuss global biometrics regulation. The focus will be on three applications of biometrics technology: commercial digital wellness, digital ID and service delivery, facial recognition and AI. The aim is to critically explore regulatory rationales and their impact on both biometrics innovation and protection against harm.

Advanced Life Sciences Institute: Digital Health Winter/Spring 2023 Planning in progress

2022 BCLT Advanced Life Sciences Institute Friday, April 22, 2022 BCLT’s new Life Sciences Project launched the Advanced Life Sciences Institute with a conference on IP and licensing. The program consisted of in-depth discussions and examination of key issues related to intellectual property and transactions in the life sciences sector.

BCLT Symposium on Race and Health: The Intersection of Race, Healthcare, and Technology Law November 10, 2021 Among topics discussed, “Race & Access to Health Care Innovation” and “The Impact of Technological Trends on Racial Minorities in America.”