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Asia
Indonesian lawmakers have announced that hospitals and health clinics are being investigated by authorities after police exposed a group selling fake vaccines aimed at children for more than a decade. 29 June 2016
Big Pharma
Following the result of the UK’s referendum on membership of the EU, pharmaceutical companies have yet to find out how this will affect their businesses. 28 June 2016
Americas
The US Supreme Court announced yesterday that it has agreed to hear a patent infringement case between Promega and Life Technologies centring on DNA testing kits used to analyse genetic differences between people. 28 June 2016
Americas
The US Supreme Court has today made its decision to deny a review of the patent dispute between Sequenom and Ariosa Diagnostics over a patent covering pre-natal testing. 27 June 2016
Americas
UK-based diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec has announced that it will acquire Imugen, a US clinical laboratory, for $22.2 million in cash. 27 June 2016
Big Pharma
The European Patent Office has said that it expects a solution will be found to allow the implementation of the unitary patent despite the referendum result. 24 June 2016
Americas
Teva has settled its patent litigation dispute with AstraZeneca centring on diabetes drug Byetta. 24 June 2016
Big Pharma
The practicalities of litigating disputes were discussed yesterday in the session “Collaboration agreements – What are the best jurisdictions to resolve disputes” at the Life Sciences Law Forum 2016 in London. 24 June 2016
Americas
The US Supreme Court is set to consider today whether to take on a long running patent dispute between Sequenom and Ariosa Diagnostics centring on pre-natal testing. 23 June 2016
Big Pharma
After the “EU Summary of Clinical Trial Results for Laypersons” was published for consultation in June, a counsel from Novo Nordisk discussed the importance of providing reliable information for patients at an industry event in London. 23 June 2016