Biotech Law

United States: The Supreme Court Speaks On Diagnostic Patents—Mayo v. Prometheus and Myriad – Mondaq

Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., holding that Prometheus’ claim, which had been twice upheld by the Federal Circuit, was an unpatentable law of nature. Shortly thereafter, the Court granted certiorari in the hotly-contested biotech case of Association for …

Sidley Named "Best International Firm for Talent Management" and M. Patricia Thayer Named "Best in Life Sciences" by Euromoney Legal Media Group – TMCnet

The firm’s clients range from established multi-national drug and device companies with blockbuster products to smaller biotech start-ups with their first viable products. Sidley was the only law firm to receive top tier Life Sciences rankings …

Hepatitis B Foundation Honors U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh – PRLog (free press release)

More than 230 leaders from the community, academia, corporations, government, pharmaceutical and biotech industries gathered to support … s Board and Managing Partner of High Swartz law firm, Joel Rosen; and Co-founder and Volunteer President of the …

Human Genome’s Resistance To $2.6B GSK Offer Draws Fire – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (May 29, 2012, 1:53 PM ET) — A shareholder of Human Genome Sciences Inc. on Friday asked a Maryland state court to block the biotech company’s efforts to derail a $2.59 billion takeover attempt by British drugmaker … Continue reading

Q&A With Sutherland’s Bill Warren – site.law360.com

Warren is a partner in Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP’s intellectual property (IP) practice group, focusing his practice on patent counseling related to biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical inventions and a wide variety of other technologies.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Enrollment of First Group of Patients in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of RenaZorb® – Seekingalpha.com

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI), a biotechnology company with fully integrated … the information contained in this press release except as required by law. SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.®, ZEVALIN®, FUSILEV®, and RenaZorb® are …

Sichuan Agricultural University and LC Sciences Uncover the Epigenetics of Obesity – Houston Chronicle

China and part of the “Project 211”, specialized in biotechnology and agricultural sciences, and as well as offering degrees in physical science, engineering, economics, management, veterinary medicine, liberal arts, pedagogy and law. For more …

Bangalore: Karnataka Hopes to Mop up Rs 5 Lac Cr Investment at GIM 2012 – daijiworld.com

Engineering, aerospace, textiles, industrial and transport infrastructure facilities, housing and urban development, tourism, power generation and transmission, biotechnology and … Urban Development, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister S Suresh …

Stakeholders being consulted on bill to set up regional centre for biotechnology – pharmabiz.com

“The objective of the proposed legislation is to enact a law for the establishment of institution of national importance to be known as the Regional Centre for Biotechnology for training and education as a category II institution under the auspices … Continue reading

West Wireless Health Institute Names Rodger Currie as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs – TMCnet

Prior to that he served for six years as vice president for global government affairs at Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company … for six years as senior vice president for law & federal affairs for the Pharmaceutical Research …