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How do patent thickets vary across different countries

Drug Patent Watch

“Patent thickets can lead to holdup of innovations, increases in the complexity of negotiations over licenses and increases in litigation, and can also create incentives to add more and weaker patents to the patent system. Cross-licensing agreements: To navigate patent thickets, many companies enter into cross-licensing agreements.

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The paradox of data in precision medicine

Drug Target Review

As a result, organisations are left to adopt bespoke solutions for each data type, ultimately resulting in convoluted, hard-to-manage data infrastructures and out-of-control licensing and operational costs. This raises an important question: does life sciences require a new system of record?

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Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HP&M) is Pleased to Announce the Addition of Sara M. Keup as the new State Licensing Regulatory Expert for the Firm’s Licensing Practice

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

HP&M has been helping clients navigate the challenges of state licensing regulations for drugs, biologics, medical devices, OTCs, 503B outsourcing facilities, 503A pharmacies, foods, dietary supplements, cannabis, and wholesalers/distributors for many years. Keup has joined the firm to assist attorneys Karla L.

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Strengthening Warfighter Resiliency Using Broad-Spectrum or Host-Directed Therapies within the Rapid Acquisition and Investigation of Drugs for Repurposing (RAIDR) Program [Minireview]

ASPET

The Countering Emerging Threats - Rapid Acquisition and Investigation of Drugs for Repurposing (CET RAIDR) program within the JPM Medical is designed to rapidly tackle known, unknown, and emerging threats by utilizing late-stage or licensed therapeutics. Repurposing is one such method. CBRN MCMs).

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U.S. FDA grants Priority Review for the Biologics License Application for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Priority Review designation for the Biologics License Application (BLA) for their mRNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 16 years of age and older. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. Pfizer Inc.

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COMMERCIALIZATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PROPOSED BIOSIMILAR CURRENTLY IN PHASE 3 WITH THE POTENTIAL TO TREAT MODERATE TO SEVERE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

The Pharma Data

Biogen enters into a commercialization and license agreement to develop, manufacture and commercialize BAT1806, a proposed biosimilar referencing ACTEMRA ® (tocilizumab). Biosimilars have the potential to enable greater access to marketed biologic therapies while generating cost savings and healthcare sustainability. Biogen Inc.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Rolling Submission of Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of Their COVID 19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

Government,” said Albert Bourla, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer. “We The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. Submission of a BLA, which requires longer-term follow-up data for acceptance and approval, is the next step in the rigorous FDA review process. “We