Biotech news
Biotech
In order to be well prepared before a generic or biosimilar marketing authorisation is approved, drugs companies in the EU may consider monitoring pending applications, says Ruth Franken of Hogan Lovells. 26 July 2016
Americas
Technology company Philips has bought Wellcentive, a US-based company that provides health management solutions. 25 July 2016
Pharma
Mayer Brown announced today that Genevieve Michaux has joined the firm’s government & global trade practice as partner in Brussels. 20 July 2016
Asia
Indonesia has ordered the immediate revamping of the Food and Drug Administration following the successful police investigation uncovering the selling, importing and utilisation of a fake child vaccine. 19 July 2016
Africa
Everyone benefits from an efficiently run clinical drug study, including sponsors, contract research organisations, the investigator sites where patients are treated and observed, and most of all, patients, says Charlie Nicholson of Premier Research. 19 July 2016
Americas
Illumina has reached a settlement with Enzo Life Sciences, bringing an end to allegations that it infringed a DNA detection patent. 14 July 2016
Pharma
For many of the key questions relating to the grant of SPCs, there is some variance in the practice of national patent offices, even where there is guidance from the CJEU, as Simon Spink and Adrian Chew of Bristows explain. 14 July 2016
Asia-Pacific
Several legislative changes affecting data exclusivity of biologic drugs in Vietnam are poised to come into effect, and companies operating in this sector should take note now, as Hien Thi Thu Vu and Huong Lan Nguyen of Tilleke & Gibbins explain. 14 July 2016
Americas
An en banc US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said yesterday that two patents owned by The Medicines Company are valid in a case setting the rules for ‘on-sale’ product-by process patents. 12 July 2016
Americas
The US Food and Drug Administration has said that an Amgen biosimilar is indeed “highly similar” to AbbVie’s drug Humira in a document released for the advisory committee panel meeting due to be held tomorrow. 11 July 2016