Biotech news
Biotech
The biotech company has launched a trio of lawsuits against two vaccine makers, while announcing receipt of a $178 million sum from Moderna under a previous deal. 20 July 2026
Regulation & Industry
Blockbuster acquisitions are back, impacting the pharma industry at record pace. As billions flow into breakthrough science, LSIPR’s series explores what’s driving the surge, how today’s deals are done, and where IP comes into the picture. 17 July 2026
Biotech
A Munich court ruled that Illumina infringed a rival’s DNA sequencing patents, handing the challenger an early victory in a dispute that is playing out across Europe and the US. 16 July 2026
Careers
A high-profile hire will co-chair the firm's new office, bringing experience across biotech, therapeutics, genomics, diagnostics, and medical devices. 16 July 2026
Biotech
French drugmaker's Translate Bio unit accuses COVID rivals of infringing core lipid nanoparticle and mRNA purification patents, seeking damages from vaccines worth billions. 15 July 2026
In-house counsel
The company’s VP of IP explains how he is protecting the process, staying ahead of outside counsel, and why a biosimilar path is only a matter of time. 13 July 2026
Biotech
Harbour’s trial counsel shares the strategy behind the company’s $20m win, revealing how a highly technical patent dispute became a case about credibility as much as science. 10 July 2026
Biotech
UPC judges revoke a patent asserted against the companies over their Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine, in a ruling that clarified the court’s key principles on exclusive licences, novelty and inventive step. 8 July 2026
Biotech
A federal court has ruled in a dispute between a clinical trial technology company and a psychedelic drug developer over allegations of trade secret misuse during a bidding process. 2 July 2026
Careers
The firm has appointed two new partners in Basel and Bristol, adding decades of expertise from the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors to its growing life sciences practice. 2 July 2026