Biotech news
Pharma
While the UK’s pharmaceutical and biotech industries have welcomed the government’s latest White Paper on Brexit, a number of uncertainties remain, according to lawyers. 16 July 2018
Biotech
As the Broad Institute faces a formidable task in defending its revoked CRISPR patent claims in a pending appeal at the EPO, European academics Jakob Wested, Timo Minssen, and Esther van Zimmeren are wondering whether some of the issues might be referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal. 13 July 2018
Americas
A former employee pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from what is now the world’s largest chemicals company earlier this week. 13 July 2018
Biotech
Europol has seized 360 tonnes of counterfeit or illegal pesticides across Europe over the course of 20 days, in what the agency has deemed its largest-ever haul of fake pesticides. 12 July 2018
Americas
Scott Alban of AstraZeneca outlines the company’s recent transformation aimed at breaking down barriers and the uncharted territories that it is eager to explore. 12 July 2018
Americas
King & Spalding has boosted its IP practice with two new partners in its trial and global disputes practice group in New York. 10 July 2018
Africa
A lack of blood donors and poor healthcare infrastructure inspired Temie Giwa-Tubosun to develop and deliver a life-saving app. LSIPR spoke to the founder of LifeBank. 10 July 2018
Asia-Pacific
France-based Sanofi has announced plans to launch a research and development hub in China to focus on digitalisation and big data analysis. 5 July 2018
Americas
A former employee of chemical company DuPont has been charged with stealing trade secrets related to DuPont’s ethanol fuel enzyme business. 5 July 2018
Americas
Balancing a company’s duty to shareholders with the public responsibility to provide lifesaving treatments is a constant challenge, as Issi Rozen, chief business officer at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, tells LSIPR. 4 July 2018