Biotech news
Americas
In an interview with LSIPR, Hans Sauer, deputy general counsel for intellectual property at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, explains more about the big issues affecting it at the moment and how the trade association is responding. 6 June 2016
Biotech
Birmingham—Britain’s second city—with a leading university for research and development, allows biotech companies to enjoy the benefits of a cluster, as James Wilkie, CEO of Alta Innovations, the commercial spinout of the University of Birmingham, told LSIPR. 5 June 2016
Biotech
The biotech industry on both sides of the Atlantic is facing serious challenges in protecting its inventions, argues Nathalie Moll, secretary general of EuropaBio, which is organising a discussion on the topic at the 2016 BIO International Convention in San Francisco. 5 June 2016
Pharma
With the UK set to decide on whether it wants to be in or out of Europe, Jane Wainwright and Tom Harding of Potter Clarkson examine how politics is shaping IP in Europe. 2 June 2016
Americas
In 2015 the US Federal Circuit resolved the biosimilars case of Amgen v Sandoz. But the parties did not stop there, meaning the Supreme Court could potentially review it. LSIPR looks at the consequences of a possible review. 31 May 2016
Americas
Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that it will buy FEI, an electron microscopy company, for $4.2 billion. 31 May 2016
Americas
Law firm McMillan has hired Stuart Kruger as a partner in the firm’s pharmaceuticals and biotechnology practice in Montreal. 26 May 2016
Americas
Amgen has sued Sandoz for allegedly infringing two patents related to cancer drug Neulasta, following Sandoz’s plans to sell a biosimilar version of the drug. 19 May 2016
Africa
It is likely that many patent applications directed to CRISPR technology will be filed in India, says Hemant Singh of Inttl Advocare, who analyses some of the early applications and the rules on patentability. 19 May 2016
Africa
Biotech was the only technology area out of 12 studied that has shown a global decline in its year-on-year innovation, declining by 2%, according to the “2016 State of Innovation Report: Disruptive, Game-Changing Innovation” by Thomson Reuters. 16 May 2016