Biotech news
Americas
BioPharm America, to be held in Boston on September 5 and 6, 2018, will bring together startups, established companies and investors from the life sciences industry, as Kari Luu reports. 6 August 2018
Americas
Morgan Lewis & Bockius has boosted its IP litigation team with the addition of seven partners from McDermott Will & Emery who have experience in the life sciences and technology industries. 1 August 2018
Biotech
Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez and Matthew Dalby were selected in the LSIPR 50 2018 publication for their influence on the life sciences industry. They featured in the business and innovation section, as LSIPR reports. 1 August 2018
Pharma
IP service provider Questel has acquired France-based Expernova, a company specialising in scientific big data. 30 July 2018
Biotech
A ruling handed down last week by the Court of Justice of the European Union could stifle innovation in the gene-editing field, causing Europe to lag behind the rest of the world, commentators say. 30 July 2018
Americas
Vanessa Yen has joined King & Spalding's trial and global disputes practice group as a partner after leaving Paul Hastings. 30 July 2018
Asia
Naoko Munakata was selected in the LSIPR 50 2018 publication for her influence on the life sciences industry. She featured in the government and policy section, as LSIPR reports. 30 July 2018
Americas
Actor Clint Eastwood has gone to war against a medical company which he claims took patents covering an antioxidant from an inventor. 27 July 2018
Biotech
Genome-editing techniques, including CRISPR/Cas9, will be subject to more stringent regulations after a ruling from Europe’s highest court yesterday. 26 July 2018
Americas
California-based Sangamo Therapeutics has acquired biotech company TxCell for approximately €72 million. 25 July 2018