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Generics
Hector Armando Kellum, a former senior executive at Novartis division Sandoz, has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to fix prices for generic drugs, the US Department of Justice announced. 18 February 2020
Asia
Indian drugmaker Zydus Cadila has launched a fast track programme to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19, which has so far claimed more than 1,600 lives worldwide. 17 February 2020
Big Pharma
Johnson & Johnson unit Janssen has expanded an existing R&D agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of efforts to speed up the development of an investigational vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. 14 February 2020
Americas
US biotechnology company 10x Genomics has won an import ban against its rival Bio-Rad Laboratories in a long-running patent dispute. 13 February 2020
Big Pharma
Pharmaceutical company Sanofi has been granted a stay by the US Supreme Court in its ongoing patent litigation battle with Netherlands-based Mylan. 13 February 2020
Big Pharma
Ahead of the Global IP Exchange Europe on March 9-11 in Berlin, the event’s organisers surveyed senior executives to find out their IP, patent, trademark, and brand protection investment priorities for the next 6-12 months. 13 February 2020
Americas
American Regent, the US subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo, has taken iron therapy specialist Pharmacosmos to court over an injectable treatment for anaemia. 12 February 2020
Americas
A Utah jury has found a former Becton Dickinson research engineer not guilty of stealing trade secrets covering the medical device company’s antiseptic products. 12 February 2020
Big Pharma
Clarivate Analytics has released its annual “drug to watch” list, compiled through its Cortellis database of life sciences-focused research and development data. 11 February 2020
Europe
In a victory for the University of California, the European Patent Office has affirmed a CRISPR patent issued to Emmanuelle Charpentier, the University of California, and the University of Vienna. 11 February 2020