Biotech Law

Alarm sounded on copycat drugs regulation – Financial Times

It also underscored the importance of a provision in the 2010 US healthcare law that created a regulatory pathway to approve copycat versions of biotech drugs – known as biosimilars – at the nation’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If … Continue reading

Busted: Biotech Leader ‘Syngenta’ Charged Over Covering Up Animal Deaths from GM Corn Read more: http://naturalsoci – OpEdNews.com

The charges were finally issued after a long legal struggle against the mega corp initiated … The charges bring to light just how far large biotechnology companies will go to conceal evidence linking their genetically modified products to serious harm.

Biotech talent flows Boston’s way – Boston Globe

“There’s this feeling in biotech that we’re number one … generate more related employment as it is likely to hire local firms for accounting, legal services, public relations, and other support. “Just as a company needs a pipeline …

Busted: Biotech Leader ‘Syngenta’ Charged Over Covering Up Animal Deaths from GM Corn – Alex Jones’ Prison Planet.com

The charges were finally issued after a long legal struggle against the mega corp initiated by … Gloeckner and the team have charged the biotech giant for the death of over 65 cows, withholding knowledge of the death-link, and holding … Continue reading

Californians to Vote on Biotech Labeling – Wisconsin Ag Connection

Other initiatives on the ballot for the Nov. 6 general election are on topics such as auto insurance, political contributions, the death penalty, punishments for human trafficking and the three strikes law. If approved, the biotech labeling ballot measure …

Tech and Biotech: gener8tor looks to grow new Wisconsin tech firms – madison

“We got together and decided we wanted to work to help startups in the state,” said Kirgues, a Milwaukee native and a UW-Madison law school graduate. Like 94Labs, gener8tor offers an intense, 12-week “seed” mentorship for companies chosen to …

Monsanto may lose GM soya royalties throughout Brazil – Nature.com

The biotechnology giant Monsanto is one step closer to losing … The decision marks the latest chapter of an epic legal battle, in which millions of Brazilian farmers are trying to recover payments made to the company over the past … Continue reading

Biotech firm Medafor pays CryoLife $3.5 million to settle dispute – The Business Journal

The ongoing legal costs weighed down both companies’ profits. Under terms of the settlement agreement announced Friday, CryoLife and Medafor dismissed with prejudice all claims and counter claims associated with the lawsuit.

Fueling the next wave of biotech growth in Mass. – The Boston Globe

Employment at Massachusetts biotechnology companies has grown more than 50 percent … $1 billion Life Sciences Initiative, signed into law in 2008. Massachusetts has provided us with grants, low-interest loans, and a competitive tax rate …

The BIO party list: Which events are considered must-attends at next week’s big biotech trade show? – Boston Globe

I surveyed 20 biotech executives to find out which ones were on their … celebrates its 20th anniversary at the ICA. Law firm Latham & Watkins is throwing a competing party nearby, on the third-floor “promenade” at Legal Harborside.