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Americas
US-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer today reported an increase in year-on-year revenue for the second quarter but projected nearly a $2 billion loss in 2018 due to patent expirations. 31 July 2018
Europe
Michel Sidibé was selected in the LSIPR 50 2018 publication for his influence on the life sciences industry. He featured in the government and policy section, as LSIPR reports. 31 July 2018
Big Pharma
IP service provider Questel has acquired France-based Expernova, a company specialising in scientific big data. 30 July 2018
Americas
Sandoz has agreed to postpone its generic version of a cataract surgery drug made by biopharmaceutical company Omeros, ending a patent infringement lawsuit between the two in Delaware. 30 July 2018
Biotechnology
A ruling handed down last week by the Court of Justice of the European Union could stifle innovation in the gene-editing field, causing Europe to lag behind the rest of the world, commentators say. 30 July 2018
Americas
Vanessa Yen has joined King & Spalding's trial and global disputes practice group as a partner after leaving Paul Hastings. 30 July 2018
Asia
Naoko Munakata was selected in the LSIPR 50 2018 publication for her influence on the life sciences industry. She featured in the government and policy section, as LSIPR reports. 30 July 2018
Americas
Actor Clint Eastwood has gone to war against a medical company which he claims took patents covering an antioxidant from an inventor. 27 July 2018
Americas
GSK revealed its new approach to research and development earlier this week, including a partnership with DNA testing company 23andMe. 27 July 2018
Asia
Changyu Shen was selected in the LSIPR 50 2018 publication for his influence on the life sciences industry. He featured in the government and policy section, as LSIPR reports. 27 July 2018