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A Browne Jacobson lawyer has played a key role in the launch of a report that aims to improve cancer care via greater collaboration between the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom .

DATA COLLABORATION IS AT THE HEART OF UAE- UK PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE CANCER CARE

Gerard Hanratty , Head of Health and Life Sciences at Browne Jacobson , UK and Ireland , contributed to a section on barriers and opportunities regarding data sharing and privacy in the UAE-UK Business Council ’ s white paper .

Titled Opportunities for collaboration between the UK and UAE in Cancer
Care , the paper provides a series of recommendations for developing new prevention , screening and diagnostics strategies that can help tackle cancer on a collaborative basis .
Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) and other emerging technologies are earmarked as having a central role to play in improving the accuracy and speed of diagnostics , as well as the efficacy of treatment .
UAE-UK collaboration in this field requires effective cross-border data sharing and a regulatory ecosystem geared towards maximising the potential for joint projects . Using his expertise in public law and regulatory issues in health and life sciences , Gerard
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