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Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and charity Cancer Research UK have announced that they will launch a centre to accelerate the discovery of new cancer treatments. 11 December 2018
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UK-based biotech company Silence Therapeutics has settled a patent dispute and entered into a licence agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. 11 December 2018
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit partly reversed, vacated, and remanded a US International Trade Commission decision in a trade dress dispute on Friday, December 7. 11 December 2018
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed one decision and affirmed another in two cases involving Novartis, with both judgments delivering victory to the Swiss pharmaceutical company. 10 December 2018
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Six organisations have appealed against the European Patent Office’s decision to uphold a patent for a key hepatitis C drug. 10 December 2018
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The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a new strategy for the use of “real-world evidence” and “real-world data” to improve its regulation of new drugs. 7 December 2018
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The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations has sharply criticised an opinion on supplementary protection certificate proposals that was issued by a European Parliament committee. 6 December 2018
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American conglomerate GE Healthcare last week filed a lawsuit against California-based life sciences company Bio-Rad Laboratories on four counts of patent infringement. 5 December 2018
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US-based Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has teamed up with a scientific e-commerce marketplace network in efforts to develop nanoantibodies for therapeutic applications. 5 December 2018
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The UK government and the life sciences industry have partnered to develop new technology using artificial intelligence to detect diseases at an early stage. 5 December 2018