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Europe
Twenty-five years ago Tuerk and Gold reported the Selex method. Richard Clegg of Mewburn Ellis discusses some of the challenges at the EPO today when attempting to obtain adequate class-level protection for functionally defined molecules. 9 July 2015
Asia
India’s progressive IP policies—and its status as ‘pharmacy of the developing world’ and lifeline for millions of people—are now under threat from many fronts. Yuanqiong Hu, IP advisor for Médecins Sans Frontières’s Access Campaign, explains more. 9 July 2015
Americas
US law firm Lathrop & Gage has hired Amy McMahon to the firm’s intellectual property division. 9 July 2015
Americas
UK-based life sciences research charity MRC Technology has hired Andrew Farquharson as its director of technology transfer. 8 July 2015
Americas
Biotechnology company Biogen has agreed a partnership potentially worth $1 billion with gene therapy business AGTC to develop eye treatments. 7 July 2015
Americas
Law firm Foley Hoag has expanded its intellectual property department by hiring two new partners. 7 July 2015
Africa
The Kenyan government has revealed that there has been an increase in counterfeit drugs entering the country, including antibiotics and Viagra. 6 July 2015
Americas
The market value for biosimilars around the world could reach $20 billion by the end this year and that figure could nearly triple by 2020, according to a report. 3 July 2015
Americas
At a Thomson Reuters event in Paris on Thursday to celebrate the European companies featured on its list of top 100 global innovators, panellists including Novartis and Philips discussed the nature of innovation and how to encourage it. 3 July 2015
Biotechnology
The Brazilian government has passed a new law which will promote the development of products based on the country’s rich biodiversity. Gabriel Di Blasi of Di Blasi, Parente & Associados discusses the implications for companies, researchers and traditional knowledge holders. 2 July 2015