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Marisa Woutersen

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Marisa Woutersen is a senior reporter for Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review and World IP Review. She largely covers intellectual property developments across the global life sciences sector, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medtech, AI, M&A and regulation.

Since joining Newton Media in 2023, Marisa has reported across a wide range of topics, from the rise of generative AI and its impact on the creative industries to the crossover between intellectual property and sport, including issues affecting athletes, as well as global pharmaceutical disputes, vaccine technology, access to medicines and life sciences M&A.

She has reported live from court and regularly travels to international conferences, where she interviews lawyers, business leaders and other key industry figures.

Marisa holds a Master’s in International Law and a BA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Sussex, and is currently completing her NCTJ Diploma in Journalism.

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Articles by Marisa Woutersen

Inside the deal boom: LSIPR’s five-part M&A series—all in one place
Regulation & Industry
Inside the deal boom: LSIPR’s five-part M&A series—all in one place
Featuring interviews with dozens of lawyers, LSIPR published a five-part deep dive into the levers driving a surge in life sciences dealmaking. Author Marisa Woutersen discovered where buyers are placing their bets, what sellers can do to make themselves 'acquisition-ready', and why IP can make or break a deal.   17 September 2026
Amgen hit with lawsuit over its proposed Opdivo biosimilar
Biotech
Amgen hit with lawsuit over its proposed Opdivo biosimilar
BMS is stepping up its defence of its blockbuster cancer drug Opdivo as Amgen moves closer to the biosimilar market.   16 September 2026
Perfect Pitch: Inside the scheme that gets junior lawyers selling to clients
Regulation & Industry
Perfect Pitch: Inside the scheme that gets junior lawyers selling to clients
Pitching for business has always been a partner’s game. One in-house team decided junior lawyers needed a seat at the table, building a programme to close an “industry-wide gap” in vital experience. Marisa Woutersen spoke with organisers Regeneron and associates from A&O Shearman, Hoyng Rokh Monegier, and Bristows, who stepped up to ‘sell’ their firms.   14 September 2026
Regulation & Industry
Built to be bought? What makes companies acquisition-ready
For biotech companies, promising science is no longer enough to attract a pharma buyer. Lawyers from Morrison Foerster, Polsinelli, Morgan Lewis and Dechert explain what makes an acquisition target truly deal-ready. Marisa Woutersen explores what companies should get right before a potential acquirer comes knocking.   11 September 2026
Careers
J&J names two-decade veteran as chief IP counsel
The senior lawyer previously led Johnson & Johnson’s global pharmaceutical patent team, advising on patent portfolios, R&D, licensing, M&A and litigation.   10 September 2026
Pharma
J&J unit win shuts door on Sandoz generic launch
Four patents stood firm in a Johnson & Johnson unit’s fight with Sandoz, leaving the generics maker facing a lengthy wait before its esketamine nasal spray can reach the US market.   10 September 2026
MedTech
Abbott clinches 18-country PI in glucose monitoring feud
The UPC has handed the medical device company a significant win over continuous glucose monitoring tech, granting a broad provisional injunction after finding that SiBio’s rival system was likely to infringe its European patent.   9 September 2026
Pharma
Italy’s Biofer falls short in Fed Circ appeal over key claim wording
A single phrase in a patent has proved decisive in Biofer’s infringement fight with Vifor, with the Federal Circuit exposing the risks of small claim-drafting choices for life sciences companies.   7 September 2026
Regulation & Industry
G 1/25: EPO settles controversial patent description question
Clarity from the Enlarged Board of Appeal for when patent descriptions must be amended to reflect changes to the claims has finally arrived. LSIPR outlines G 1/25, the debate that led to the referral and the EPC provisions at the heart of the ruling.   4 September 2026
MedTech
Sun Pharma import ban back in force after Squires intervention
A decision at the USPTO has cleared the way for renewed enforcement in the drugmaker’s dispute over light-based dermatology tech.   3 September 2026

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