Pharma news
Asia-Pacific
York Faulkner, an IP partner from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, has joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Tokyo. 24 August 2018
Pharma
The UK will fall outside of the European Medicines Agency in the event of a no-deal Brexit, leaving the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to take on the functions currently undertaken by the EU for medicines on the UK market. 24 August 2018
Americas
A non-profit called AIDS Healthcare Foundation has filed a petition for certiorari with the US Supreme Court in a patent dispute with Gilead. 23 August 2018
Pharma
Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk has entered into an alliance with Germany-based Evotec to develop treatments for diabetes and obesity. 23 August 2018
Americas
Craig Muir was selected in the LSIPR 50 2018 publication for his influence on the life sciences industry. He featured in the investment section, as LSIPR reports. 23 August 2018
Pharma
The European Commission’s proposed export waiver for supplementary protection certificates is likely to face opposition and may be delayed by EU parliamentary changes, says Trevor Cook of WilmerHale. 23 August 2018
Pharma
Pharmaceutical company AbbVie has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with biotech group Argenx to develop and commercialise immuno-oncology antibody ARGX-115. 23 August 2018
Americas
Brian Anderson was selected in the LSIPR 50 2018 publication for his influence on the life sciences industry. He featured in the legal section, as LSIPR reports. 22 August 2018
Americas
Neil Di Spirito has left Ballard Spahr to join Epstein Becker Green as a member of the firm’s healthcare and life sciences practice. 21 August 2018
Americas
Allergan and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe asked the full US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday to review an earlier decision that rejected use of tribal sovereign immunity in the inter partes review. 21 August 2018