Entries by Eva von Mühlenen

The EU AI Act’s Machinery Exemption: Does It Extend to Surgical Robotics?

The EU’s latest AI reforms are intended to reduce regulatory duplication for products already subject to extensive sector-specific regulation. For manufacturers of surgical robotics, however, they leave unresolved how AI embedded within increasingly sophisticated surgical systems will be regulated in practice.

Beyond Technology: Embracing Blockchain for a Paradigm Shift in Life Sciences

Blockchain is not only the preserve of the fintech industry, but may have multiple uses for life sciences companies, including providing a consent structure for clinical trials to give enhanced patients more control over their own data. Sidley’s Eva von Mühlenen and Daniel Fritz, executive director of the PharmaLedger Association, explain.