Biotech news
Americas
US-based law firm Brinks Gilson & Lione has expanded its biopharma practice group in Salt Lake City, Utah, by adding Kenton Walker to the team. 19 April 2018
Biotech
Biotech company Shire has revealed plans to sell its oncology business for $2.4 billion to France-based Servier. 17 April 2018
Asia
The ChinaBio Partnering Forum, which will be held in Suzhou from April 25 to 26, is celebrating its tenth anniversary and is expected to attract pharma and biotech companies from around the world. 12 April 2018
Asia
Agriculture company Monsanto suffered a loss in India yesterday when the High Court of Delhi concluded that the company’s patent on genetically modified cotton seeds is not valid. 12 April 2018
Americas
Swiss drug maker Novartis is set to strengthen its gene therapy expertise with the $8.7 billion addition of Nasdaq-listed AveXis to its portfolio. 10 April 2018
Americas
AbbVie has secured another settlement relating to litigation over Humira, a drug used to treat multiple types of arthritis as well as psoriasis. 9 April 2018
Americas
The US Department of Agriculture has confirmed that it will not regulate foods created with gene-editing technology, such as CRISPR. 6 April 2018
Americas
Pfizer has revealed its plan to take a 25% stake in Allogene Therapeutics to further develop Pfizer’s allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapy. 5 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
Japan-based Fujifilm has revealed its plan to acquire two cell culture media companies for $800 million. 5 April 2018
Biotech
The English Court of Appeal has reversed a finding that two of Regeneron’s European patents covering transgenic mice were insufficient. 29 March 2018