Doing business with data
Liam Curren is Head of Data, Compliance & Legal at Genomics plc., which specialises in providing market-leading insights into human health based on sophisticated analyses of genetic and associated health data. He is a solicitor with private practice experience at leading IP law firms. He also worked for a number of years at the University of Oxford: firstly as an academic researching data, law, and privacy; and later negotiating research collaboration deals with industry. The extent and nature of data relating to individuals’ health continues to grow at a tremendous pace. How can companies make money out of this data? How should companies make money of this data? This talk will discuss various approaches to commercialising data, and the often contrasting attitudes that accompany them.