17 November 2017Americas

Texas universities sue J&J subsidiary over biodegradable fibres

A group of 14 educational institutions in Texas and biotech company TissueGen have sued a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson for infringing two patents covering biodegradable fibres.

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