Home / Public Law / News analysis / News analysis

Legal News

Emerging technologies and the law—organs-on-chips

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published on: 20 December 2016

Published by a LexisNexis Public Law expert

Table of contents

What are organs-on-chips?
What are the key legal challenges associated with the use of OoC?
What is the most relevant current legal framework?
Authorisation, licensing and ethical approvals
Consent
What are the grey areas?
Privacy and data protection
Property rights
Criminal and unethical uses and threats to national security
What is needed in terms of a regulatory response?

Article summary

Commercial analysis: Organs-on-chips has been named as one of the top ten emerging technologies of 2016 by the World Economic Forum, but use of the technology raises questions surrounding privacy, data protection, ownership and criminal exploitation. Dr Subhajit Basu, associate professor in information technology law and deputy director of the Law and Emerging Technologies Research Group at the University of Leeds, considers the issues.

Popular documents

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some

Contributory negligence in personal injury claims

Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a

Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements

Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of