MedTech news
Americas
Josh Makower, partner at venture capital investor New Enterprise Associates, explains to LSIPR the firm’s role in supporting medtech innovation, his sweet spot when it comes to projects, and how to balance what is medically relevant with commercial viability. 17 July 2018
Americas
Dusa Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of India-based generic drug maker Sun Pharma, has accused dermatology-focused company Biofrontera of misappropriating trade secrets. 12 July 2018
Americas
A medical technology trade association has warned that the US tariffs recently implemented in response to Chinese IP theft may hinder patient access to life-saving technologies. 9 July 2018
Pharma
Marie-Paule Kieny of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative is on a mission to remind stakeholders and governments that there is a moral imperative to pursue the fight against neglected diseases, as she tells LSIPR. 9 July 2018
Pharma
Novartis has created a platform called Nerve Live that will tap into its “huge data pool” in order to aid drug development. 3 July 2018
Americas
Clinical technology company Medidata has bought Shyft Analytics, a cloud data analytics platform, for $195 million. 13 June 2018
Americas
An Indiana district court did not abuse its discretion in denying attorneys’ fees to medical device company Cook Medical, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said yesterday in a precedential decision. 12 June 2018
Pharma
With Brexit looming, questions are being asked about the future regulatory relationship between the EU and the UK, with life sciences companies wondering how they will be affected. LSIPR reports. 4 June 2018
Americas
The US International Trade Commission announced yesterday that it will investigate certain blood cholesterol testing systems and strips after receiving a complaint from Polymer Technology System. 1 June 2018
Americas
Illumina and Sequenom have filed a patent infringement case against Ariosa Diagnostics for a patent covering DNA testing in pregnant women. 17 May 2018