M&A activity in the life sciences space proceeded largely as usual in 2022, with most transactions receiving expected levels of agency scrutiny and closing in the normal course despite aggressive rhetoric from new leadership...more
Recent reporting by the Financial Times shows that valuations and funding for biotech companies has fallen significantly, as “just nine biotech companies have listed in the U.S. this year, raising a total of $1bn … almost 60...more
The annual gathering of life sciences executives and investors in San Francisco that many now call “JPM Week” recently concluded, marking the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference’s 38th year....more
The need to replenish intellectual property has pushed the pharma industry to the highest-performing sector by M&A value. In the pharmaceuticals, medical and biotech sector, deal value in the first half of the year was up...more
On July 27, 2015, Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed a petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR) of the “Cabilly II” patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415. The Cabilly II patent granted shortly after I...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Roxane Laboratories, Inc. v. Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. 2:14-cv-05423; filed August 28, 2014 in the District Court...more