Biotech news
Americas
The US Department of Agriculture has confirmed that it will not regulate foods created with gene-editing technology, such as CRISPR. 6 April 2018
Americas
Pfizer has revealed its plan to take a 25% stake in Allogene Therapeutics to further develop Pfizer’s allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapy. 5 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
Japan-based Fujifilm has revealed its plan to acquire two cell culture media companies for $800 million. 5 April 2018
Biotech
The English Court of Appeal has reversed a finding that two of Regeneron’s European patents covering transgenic mice were insufficient. 29 March 2018
Americas
A Delaware court has dismissed a patent infringement claim brought by Amgen against a biosimilar maker. 28 March 2018
Americas
Novartis and Harvard University have teamed up to develop Harvard’s proprietary biomaterial systems to deliver cancer immunotherapies. 23 March 2018
Americas
Novartis has accused competitor Regeneron of patent infringement through the latter’s sale of Eylea and Zaltrap. 22 March 2018
Biotech
Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck has boosted its pipeline of treatments for patients with Parkinson’s disease with the planned acquisition of Prexton Therapeutics. 19 March 2018
Americas
A Californian court has rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit involving a treatment for haemophilia A, a genetic blood coagulation disorder. 16 March 2018
Americas
AstraZeneca’s research development arm MedImmune has revealed plans to spin out six molecules into an independent biotech company. 6 March 2018