Biotech news
Pharma
IP firm HGF has appointed two patent attorneys to partner, increasing the partner group to 63 partners. 11 May 2020
Pharma
The exciting field of microbiome therapeutics offers many opportunities for ‘Big Pharma’ players that are staring over the exclusivity cliff, say Craig Thomson, Leena Contarino and Andrew Wells of HGF. 6 May 2020
Biotech
The University of Oxford has partnered with UK pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to develop and manufacture the university’s trial COVID-19 vaccine. 30 April 2020
Americas
A total of 79 vaccines and 155 drugs are currently being developed across the globe to combat COVID-19, according to statistics from the Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment. 21 April 2020
Americas
Bulgaria-based Huvepharma has accused chemicals company BASF and Dutch life sciences Koninklijke DSM, known as Royal DSM, of infringing its feed additive. 16 April 2020
Pharma
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline are pooling resources to create a vaccine for COVID-19, in what they call an “unprecedented” collaboration between the two pharma companies. 14 April 2020
Americas
Millipore Sigma, the US life sciences business of Merck KGaA, has secured a patent for its CRISPR-chrom technology, bringing its total number of CRISPR-related patents to 23. 9 April 2020
Americas
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization has converted its 2020 international convention into an entirely online experience, BIO Digital. 6 April 2020
Biotech
A court has rejected Gilead’s attempt to overturn a $752 million verdict in a patent dispute with BMS’ Juno Therapeutics over CAR-T therapies. 2 April 2020
Biotech
IP law firm EIP has enhanced its life science capabilities with the addition of Monika Rai as a partner. 2 April 2020