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Americas
Stanford University has entered into a licensing agreement with Madenco Biosciences to develop and commercialise patented epidermal growth factor wound healing technology. 5 January 2018
Americas
Biotech company Arvinas has announced a multi-year research collaboration and licence agreement with global pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer. 5 January 2018
Americas
Litigation-focused firm Robins Kaplan has promoted nine lawyers so far in 2018, including five IP lawyers in its Silicon Valley, Minneapolis, and Boston offices. 5 January 2018
Americas
A Native American tribe that has signed a patent deal with Allergan has requested information on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges overseeing inter partes reviews involving the tribe. 4 January 2018
Asia-Pacific
Singapore-based Aslan Pharmaceuticals has acquired the full global rights to develop, manufacture and commercialise a cancer treatment. 4 January 2018
Americas
The US Food and Drug Administration revealed additional steps aimed at encouraging generic competition today. 3 January 2018
Americas
AstraZeneca has sold the US rights and New Drug Applications to four drugs to ANI Pharmaceuticals, a speciality pharmaceutical company. 3 January 2018
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected Regeneron’s request for a panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in a case centring on inequitable conduct. 2 January 2018
Americas
Mallinckrodt has revealed plans to acquire biopharmaceutical company Sucampo Pharmaceuticals for $1.2 billion. 2 January 2018
Biotechnology
The UK’s most prolific inventor for 2017 has been named as Alex Powlesland, a research chemist at British biotech company Immunocore. 22 December 2017