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WHO urges vigilance against fake COVID-19 vaccines
The World Health Organization has warned the public of the danger of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines and urged people not to procure jabs outside of government channels.
Pyxis secures ADC licence from Pfizer
Massachusetts-based biotechnology start-up Pyxis Oncology has secured a licensing deal with Pfizer for two of the pharmaceutical giant’s antibody-drug conjugates.
Medical tech leads 2020 innovation at the EPO
Healthcare innovation led patenting activity in 2020 as COVID-19 fuelled a rise in applications, a report by the European Patent Office has revealed.
China must protect seed IP to spur investment, warns Sinochem
China must safeguard IP in the seed industry to ensure innovation within the sector, the group chairman of Chinese multinational Sinochem, Frank Ning, has warned.
Five minutes with… Penny Gilbert
The fallout from the landmark Regeneron v Kymab is still being weighed by the UK life sciences community.
A deep dive into Regeneron v Kymab
On June 24, 2020, a seven-year long legal battle between two biotech companies finally concluded in the UK.
Puma and CANBridge cancel licensing deal for $20m
Los Angeles company Puma Biotechnology and Beijing-based CANBridge Pharmaceuticals have cancelled a 2018 licensing deal which gave the latter exclusive rights to a breast cancer drug in China.
Five minutes with… Eva Kabir
Since the formalisation of the new Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) framework in 2014, there has been a wave of patent infringement litigation, leading to a trend of innovator-versus-biosimilar disputes.
Cutting back the thickets of Biosimilars
The Biologics market has changed dramatically since the introduction of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act in 2014 in the US. The act provides a pathway for similar biologics to make it to market safely, cost-effectively, and legally.
Five minutes with… Irena Royzman
Since the formalisation of the new Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act framework in 2014, there has been a wave of patent infringement litigation, leading to a trend of innovator-versus-biosimilar disputes.
