Maciej PadamczykPhD StudentEmail: m.j.padamczyk@qmul.ac.ukProfileProfilePhD Thesis Title: The role of eligibility criteria and morality exceptions in the governance of the emerging biotechnologies: a critical analysis Bio: Herchel Smith Scholarship awardee, currently researching patentability of the emerging biotechnologies, with particular emphasis on genome editing. Worked as a Judicial Assistant at the Constitutional Court of Poland. Provided legal research for complex public sector academic projects, including the Ukrainian IP Court project at Queen Mary and the Polish government’s project implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled Person. Academic interests include Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Healthcare and Bioethics. Published papers in esteemed law journals, including GRUR International, Parliamentary Review of the Polish Sejm and Queen Mary Law Journal. Publications: GRUR International Olga Gurgula, Maciej Padamczyk, Noam Shemtov, Specialised IP Judiciary: What Are the Key Elements to Consider when Establishing or Reforming an Effective IP Court?, GRUR International, Volume 71, Issue 3, March 2022, Pages 206–212 Queen Mary Law Journal Essay entitled Double Modality of Patent Claims, discussing the philosophical approach towards claim construction in the UK Parliamentary Review of Poland (PrzeglÄ…d Sejmowy), Polish Parliament's official journal Judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in the case Canada v Bedford on constitutional pr-tection for sex workers (elaboration and translation) Judgment of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in the case South African Police Service v Solidarity obo Barnard on affirmative policies in public institutions (elaboration and translation). Research