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Dr Mike Adcock is an Assistant Professor at Durham Law School and affiliated with the Durham CELLS (Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences). His roles include teaching and research in Intellectual Property and Biotechnology law, focusing on intersections between science, law, and bioethics. He holds a PhD in Plant Sciences (University of Sheffield, 1992) and a postgraduate law qualification from Nottingham University (2003). His career includes pioneering work on EU plant IP projects and multidisciplinary bioethics initiatives.
Research interests encompass intellectual property rights (IPRs) in biotechnology, access to medicines, plant genetic resources, and bioethics. Notable projects include the EU-funded Plant Intellectual Property (PIP) project and the Bioethics-Today web resource. He has authored/co-authored influential reports on IP in healthcare, compulsory licensing, and GMO regulation.
Publications highlight trends in IP law's moral dimensions, legal frameworks for biotechnology, and regulatory lessons from GMO policies. His work bridges legal theory with practical applications in biotechnology governance and ethical research practices. He advises on cross-disciplinary issues like compulsory licensing and genomic policy development.
Labs/Teams: Active in Durham CELLS, focusing on ethics and law in life sciences. Collaborations include projects on bioethical IP discourse and multidisciplinary legal frameworks.
