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Budget 2013-14: Impacts to the Life Sciences Industry - Baker & McKenzie

by Ben McLaughlin | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/20/2013

Earlier this week on 14 May, the Treasurer delivered the Australian Federal Budget for 2013-14. Whilst it contains no real surprises for the pharmaceutical or medical technology sectors, it shows how much the Pharmaceutical...more

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Dealmaker’s Corner

by Adam Connatser, Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/16/2013

In this issue’s installment of “Dealmaker’s Corner,” Jon Finger, a partner in our private equity group, had the opportunity to visit with Kyle Bradford, Managing Director with American Capital, Ltd., concerning the...more

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Deal Spotlight: Patton Boggs Advises on Innovative Health Care Transaction

by Adam Connatser, Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/13/2013

Patton Boggs recently advised Satori Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, on its acquisition of Longhorn Health Solutions, Inc. Longhorn is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is a leading direct-to-home provider of...more

A Look at Angel Investment Trends from 2012

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 4/17/2013

Entrepreneurs seeking angel funding should pay special attention to the recent Halo Report, a joint release by Silicon Valley Bank, CB Insights and Angel Resource Institute. The report looks at 783 deals including angel...more

Cybersecurity: President Obama’s Executive Order Is Only the Beginning

by David Ransom | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/14/2013

This On the Subject outlines why hospitals and financial services and communications companies should pay attention to the recent executive order entitled “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.”...more

Final Sunshine Act Arrives: Now the Hard Part

by Michele L. Buenafe, Jonathan Havens, Kathleen McDermott, Rebecca Osowski, Albert Shay | Morgan Lewis on 3/8/2013

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final regulations on the U.S. Sunshine Act on February 8, 2013. Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests, 78 Fed. Reg....more

CMS Publishes Final Sunshine Act Rule Creating New Regulatory Landscape for Physician-Manufacturer Interactions

by Tom Crane, Brian P. Dunphy, Kimberly J. Gold, Karen S. Lovitch, Kate Stewart | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/7/2013

Originally published in the Health Care Fraud Report, 17 HFRA 219, on 03/06/2013. The final rule (the ‘‘Final Rule’’) implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (‘‘Sunshine Act’’), published in the Federal...more

Capital Thinking Update - February 11, 2013

by Jennifer Cetta, Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weekes, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/14/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations, and Sequestration - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

Annual Venture Funding Drops for First Time in Three Years

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/5/2013

Last month, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry, released the results of its MoneyTree Report on venture funding for 2012. The report, which is...more

Digital Health: Where is the Action for Entrepreneurs? [Video]

by Michael Esquivel | Fenwick & West LLP on 1/10/2013

As CES 2013 draws to a close, Michael Esquivel, a partner in Fenwick’s Start-ups and Venture Capital Group, identifies where the action is for entrepreneurs and investors in digital health and healthcare IT. According to...more

Funding Said Top Medical Research Area In 2013; Common Rule, COI Also Make List

by Carol Pratt, Ph.D. | K&L Gates LLP on 1/7/2013

Originally published in Medical Research Law & Policy Report, 12 MRLR 4, 01/02/2013. Regardless of what happens with the fiscal cliff negotiations in Congress and the Obama administration, research funding will...more

Washington Attorney General's Office Opinion Undermines Electronic Health Records Donation Programs

by Robert G. Homchick, Edwin D. Rauzi, Rebecca L. Williams | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/13/2012

In 1949, the Washington Legislature enacted what has become known as the “anti-rebate statute,” codified as RCW Chapter 19.68. Rep. Eileen Cody recently asked the state Attorney General (AG)’s Office whether this statute...more

Treasury Issues Binding Guidance On Medical Device Excise Tax

by Rosemary Becchi, George Schutzer | Patton Boggs LLP on 12/12/2012

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published in the December 7, 2012 Federal Register final regulations and released other interim guidance on the implementation of the new excise tax on...more

A Comprehensive Approach to Data Security

by Michael Volkov on 10/9/2012

Patrick Kellermann from LeClairRyan returns with a timely post on data security. When people hear “data security” they think technical jargon: firewalls, passwords, encryption, yada, yada, yada. They leave it up to...more

The Life Sciences Report - Fall 2012

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/27/2012

In this issue: - First-Mover Advantage: The Case for Investing in Life Science - Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2012: A Fact Sheet - Life Science Venture Financings for WSGR Clients - Eight...more

Federal Stem Cell Funding Approved by Appellate Court

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/28/2012

Good news for patients and stem cell researchers alike. On August 24th, the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the District of Columbia court decision granting the government’s...more

Venture Investment in Digital Health Effectively Doubles in H1 2012

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 7/30/2012

Venture investment in healthcare convergence technologies soared in the first half of 2012. According to a recent report from Burrill & Co, digital health, into which they group healthcare IT, mobile health and wireless...more

HEALTH REFORM: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Begins Process to Fund Clinical Effectiveness Research Grants

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 6/1/2012

On May 22, 2012, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute ("PCORI a private nonprofit entity established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, announced that it will be seeking applications to...more

Capital Thinking Update - May 14, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2012

General Legislative The House is not in session on Monday, May 14, 2012. The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Tuesday the House will consider...more

The Life Sciences Report - Spring 2012

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/28/2012

In this issue: - New Procedures for Challenging Patent Validity - Aggressive Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Likely to Continue in 2012 - Life Sciences: The Rodney Dangerfield of Venture Capital -...more

HHS Issues Final Rule Amending Regulations Regarding Investigator Financial Conflicts of Interest Related to Research Funded by...

by King & Spalding on 9/7/2011

Major Changes Regarding Investigator Disclosures, Obligations of Institutions, and Public Access to Information The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule on August 25 that amends the 1995...more

FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry and FDA Staff: Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators

by King & Spalding on 6/1/2011

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on May 24 describing its current thinking on the disclosure of financial interests of clinical investigators1 updating the prior decade-old guidance issued on the...more

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Budget 2013-14: Impacts to the Life Sciences Industry - Baker & McKenzie

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Dealmaker’s Corner

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Deal Spotlight: Patton Boggs Advises on Innovative Health Care Transaction

A Look at Angel Investment Trends from 2012

Cybersecurity: President Obama’s Executive Order Is Only the Beginning

Final Sunshine Act Arrives: Now the Hard Part

CMS Publishes Final Sunshine Act Rule Creating New Regulatory Landscape for Physician-Manufacturer Interactions

Capital Thinking Update - February 11, 2013

Annual Venture Funding Drops for First Time in Three Years

Digital Health: Where is the Action for Entrepreneurs? [Video]

Funding Said Top Medical Research Area In 2013; Common Rule, COI Also Make List

Washington Attorney General's Office Opinion Undermines Electronic Health Records Donation Programs

Treasury Issues Binding Guidance On Medical Device Excise Tax

A Comprehensive Approach to Data Security

The Life Sciences Report - Fall 2012

Federal Stem Cell Funding Approved by Appellate Court

Venture Investment in Digital Health Effectively Doubles in H1 2012

HEALTH REFORM: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Begins Process to Fund Clinical Effectiveness Research Grants

Capital Thinking Update - May 14, 2012

The Life Sciences Report - Spring 2012

HHS Issues Final Rule Amending Regulations Regarding Investigator Financial Conflicts of Interest Related to Research Funded by...

FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry and FDA Staff: Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators

Payment Matters: New Information Technology Grant Funding Opportunity for Existing Rural Health Networks

The Life Sciences Report - Spring 2011

President Obama's FY 2012 Budget Plan Includes Provisions that Impact Pharmaceutical and Device Manufacturers

Digital Health: Where is the Action for Entrepreneurs? [Video]

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