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A joint venture between gene-editing startup CRISPR Therapeutics and German pharmaceutical company Bayer will come under the control of CRISPR Therapeutics, according to the pair’s proposed plans. 22 October 2019
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While the next Alice or Mayo is unlikely to be handed down next year, there are many slightly less “revolutionary" developments likely to crop up in 2020, according to Charles Larsen, partner at White & Case. 22 October 2019
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The US House Committee on Energy & Commerce has voted to advance a drug pricing plan which would lower the cost of many prescription drugs. 21 October 2019
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The US Food and Drug Administration has announced record approvals of generic drugs in 2019, amid growing pressure over drug prices in the US. 21 October 2019
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Pfizer UK has launched a new social media campaign urging people not to be “catfished” into buying counterfeit drugs. 17 October 2019
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals is to acquire immune-system specialist Achillion for almost $1 billion dollars. 17 October 2019
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Brexit uncertainty is already having a negative impact on UK science, according to The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. 17 October 2019
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Uncertainty surrounding the patentability of artificial intelligence (AI) and changes to patented medicine pricing in Canada were two topics discussed yesterday, October 15 at Life Sciences Patent Network Fall in San Francisco. 17 October 2019
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Indian chemical manufacturer UPL has been ordered to pay US-based AgroFresh Solutions $31 million after a jury ruled that it had stolen the company’s trade secrets and infringed one of its patents. 15 October 2019
Asia
The Philippines’ deputy IP chief has warned e-commerce platforms that they could be made liable for the sale of counterfeit goods on their sites under new legislation, amid fears over the spread of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. 15 October 2019