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Big Pharma
The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has approved President Donald Trump’s nomination for Stephen Hahn to serve as the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. 5 December 2019
Americas
Astellas is set to buy US-based Audentes Therapeutics for approximately $3 billion, as the Japanese pharmaceutical company looks to boost its gene therapy expertise. 5 December 2019
Americas
Barnes & Thornburg has recruited a new life sciences patent group from the IP boutique Brinks, Gilson & Lione. 3 December 2019
Big Pharma
The Trump administration is considering shortening the period that big pharma companies’ biologic drugs are protected by marketing exclusivity from biosimilar competition. 3 December 2019
Americas
Genus Lifesciences is suing pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt for misusing trade secrets related to a cocaine hydrochloride formulation. 3 December 2019
Americas
California-based Bio-Rad Laboratories has obtained an injunction from a German court in its long-running dispute with US biotechnology company 10x Genomics. 3 December 2019
Big Pharma
China has added 70 medicines to its national medical insurance catalogue, which will reduce the cost of the drugs by more than 60% on average, the National Healthcare Security Administration has said. 2 December 2019
Big Pharma
Japanese pharmaceutical conglomerate Asahi Kasei has announced it will acquire Danish company Veloxis Pharmaceuticals for $1.3 billion. 28 November 2019
Big Pharma
Amgen and Coherus Biosciences have settled a patent infringement dispute, after Coherus claimed that Amgen was infringing three of its patents. 28 November 2019
Medtech
A US district court has partially granted medical devices maker Nevro’s motion to dismiss patent infringement claims against the company by a competitor, Boston Scientific. 28 November 2019