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Asia
Agriculture company Monsanto suffered a loss in India yesterday when the High Court of Delhi concluded that the company’s patent on genetically modified cotton seeds is not valid. 12 April 2018
Americas
Imaging technology company Bracco Diagnostics has accused a radiopharmaceutical company’s image generator of patent infringement, according to a complaint at the US International Trade Commission. 11 April 2018
Americas
Eli Lilly is attempting to stop a Chinese company from manufacturing a generic version of blockbuster drug Cialis. 10 April 2018
Americas
Swiss drug maker Novartis is set to strengthen its gene therapy expertise with the $8.7 billion addition of Nasdaq-listed AveXis to its portfolio. 10 April 2018
Asia-Pacific
China’s government has announced plans to implement preferential tax rates to generic drug makers in a bid to encourage the manufacturing of generics. 9 April 2018
Americas
AbbVie has secured another settlement relating to litigation over Humira, a drug used to treat multiple types of arthritis as well as psoriasis. 9 April 2018
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
Americas
Osiris Therapeutics has accused competitor MiMedx of misappropriating trade secrets in a lawsuit filed earlier this week, in which Osiris has demanded more than $6 million in damages. 5 April 2018
Americas
A Chinese scientist has been sentenced to more than ten years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring to steal samples of genetically modified rice. 5 April 2018