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Big Pharma
Gilead Sciences has unveiled an agreement with Jounce Therapeutics to exclusively develop and license its antibody programme, JTX-1811, which is designed to fight cancer cells. 2 September 2020
Americas
Gilead Sciences division Kite Pharma wants a federal appeals court to reverse a $1.2 billion patent award in favour of Juno Pharmaceuticals and a cancer research institute. 2 September 2020
Americas
Anacor Pharmaceuticals has unsuccessfully challenged the invalidation of four patents covering Kerydin, an antifungal treatment for nails. 1 September 2020
Big Pharma
The European Commission’s first ever contract to secure a COVID-19 vaccine came into force on August 27, after it signed a deal with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. 1 September 2020
Asia
As AI becomes a crucial weapon in the battle against the global pandemic, companies in the field need to ensure that their valuable IP is protected, as Mao Xiao Hong and Danny Yap of IPOS International explain. 1 September 2020
Big Pharma
Genentech and Chugai Pharmaceutical will have to face claims that its haemophilia drug Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) infringed a patent owned by Takeda subsidiary Baxalta. 28 August 2020
Americas
Bristol Myers Squibb has announced a deal to acquire protein engineering company Forbius, including its portfolio of protein inhibitors. 27 August 2020
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The current pandemic has thrown the spotlight more brightly than ever on the need for collaboration between research institutes and industry. 27 August 2020
Americas
Amgen’s subsidiary Immunex has called on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reject Sandoz’s request for an en banc rehearing of a dispute over biologic Enbrel. 27 August 2020
Generics
Teva Pharmaceuticals has been charged with conspiring to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs, the US Department of Justice has announced. 26 August 2020