MedTech news
Europe
The development of precision treatments must be complemented by the development of precision diagnostics, as Daniel Lim of Kirkland & Ellis explains. 14 February 2019
Europe
The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal from German company Nemius Group against a decision to refuse registration for its ‘Dentaldisk’ mark. 13 February 2019
Americas
Global information company Clarivate Analytics has launched a “Life Science Alliances Program” to provide drug and medical device developers a new way to advance their research and development. 12 February 2019
MedTech
The EU General Court today upheld the decision to invalidate a trademark owned by Swemac Innovation, a Swedish medical devices company. 7 February 2019
Asia-Pacific
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Yitu Technology has launched a new research and development centre in Singapore which will focus partly on applying the technology to medical diagnostics. 1 February 2019
Americas
A record number of novel devices were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2018, the federal agency has said. 31 January 2019
Americas
A US district court has sentenced a Chinese national to 27 months in federal prison for the theft of trade secrets from two American medical device manufacturers. 30 January 2019
Americas
An appeals court has upheld a $23 million damages award for a spine surgeon, after a jury found that medical device company Medtronic had infringed two of his patents. 25 January 2019
Pharma
Lawyers have told LSIPR they are concerned about the continuing UK political uncertainty having a negative impact on life sciences investment and the Unified Patent Court. 17 January 2019
Americas
US-based medical technology company GE Healthcare has entered into a five-year partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Center to develop cancer immunotherapies using artificial intelligence. 17 January 2019