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Pharma
The European Commission has proposed that the next long-term EU budget (2021-2027) includes €100 billion ($117.55 billion) for research and innovation, in what it calls the most ambitious such programme yet. 8 June 2018
Americas
“The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe issue is not unique to just life sciences—we’re likely to see it across the board. There’s likely been other transfers that are not yet public information,” said Teresa Rea, vice-chair of Crowell & Moring’s IP group and former director of the US Patent and Trademark Office. 8 June 2018
Americas
Pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma has filed a patent infringement claim against India-based Cipla over a drug for treating an overactive bladder. 7 June 2018
Americas
Actor and director Rob Reiner first realised his son Nick had problems with drugs when he was 14 years old after Nick’s friend passed out after taking drugs with him. 7 June 2018
Pharma
GSK has confirmed that its $13 billion buyout of Novartis from the companies’ consumer healthcare joint venture has been completed following approval from shareholders. 7 June 2018
Americas
Pfizer Canada has announced a C$1.2 million (US$931,000) investment for the Neomed Institute in an effort to accelerate transforming scientific discoveries from Canadian universities into innovative therapeutic treatments. 6 June 2018
Americas
“I have a message for all of you searching for a treatment and a cure in your lifetime; I hope you can look at my story and know that anything is possible,” said Ashanti DeSilva to attendees at the 2018 BIO International Convention. 6 June 2018
Americas
In 2007, Robin Roberts, co-anchor for ABC News’s Good Morning America show, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Five years later, she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a disease of the blood and bone marrow once known as pre-leukaemia. 6 June 2018
Americas
“It is my firm belief that folks on all sides need to stop relentlessly bashing the [patent] system if they want it to succeed.” 5 June 2018
Asia
India’s Drug Technical Advisory Board, which advises the government, has reportedly approved a “track and trace” proposal that will allow Indian consumers to identify whether their medicine is genuine simply by sending a text message. 4 June 2018