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Charting the Path Back to the Good Life: Unblocking the Innovation Markets in 2025

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Silicon Valley is built on the promise of innovation, but for the better part of the past three years, the innovation economy has been in a coma. It all started with runaway inflation triggering the biggest hike in the price...more

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Key Developments in MedTech M&A: Momentum Despite Macroeconomic Uncertainty

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2024 was a challenging year for M&A activity in the medical technology (“MedTech”) industry. Although some sectors experienced a rebound in deal volume, MedTech dealmakers were disproportionately affected by a difficult...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Focus: Enforcers Study AI Innovation And Entrenchment

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In today's digital age, artificial intelligence has become a household utility. It is hard to imagine anyone who hasn't heard of ChatGPT — from the pundit lamenting the impending obsolesce of the human workforce; to the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Europe’s Sharpened Focus on Defense Creates M&A and Investment Opportunities

Key Points - - The war in Ukraine has prompted a historic surge in European defense spending. - Governments in the EU and U.K. are stressing the need for innovation. They are increasingly turning to investment in small...more

Mintz

Demystifying PE-Backed Boards: Opportunity, Risk, and the Evolving Role of Directors

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Private equity boards often carry a certain mystique — and, let’s face it, a bit of stigma. Many directors react to the idea with hesitancy, imagining high pressure, constant turnover, and limited governance influence. But as...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 239

Food Venture Financing - Trends David, a protein bar emerging brand, announced that it raised $75 million in its Series A round....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 237

Food Venture Financing Trends - Chobani, a dairy giant, announced the acquisition of Daily Harvest, a US startup offering plant-based smoothies, snacks, protein products and ready meals....more

Offit Kurman

Building a Patent Strategy that Actually Works for Your Business

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If your business relies on bringing innovations to market that generate returns on investment, then a well-designed patent strategy is critical for realizing those returns. Patents help introduce new products to the market,...more

Morgan Lewis

M&A Considerations Across the Technology Sector

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Technology is quickly becoming one of the most active and dynamic sectors for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2025. Despite a macro environment filled with uncertainty, technology deal activity reflects an appetite for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

[Event] 32nd Annual Medical Device & Digital Health Conference - June 5th - 6th, San Francisco, CA

Join medical device and digital health entrepreneurs, CEOs of venture-backed companies, and business development executives from large Medtech and digital health companies, as well as angels, venture capitalists, and...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Key Patent Considerations for Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs)

In 1910, German scientist Paul Ehrlich introduced a groundbreaking concept to the world: chemical compounds could be engineered to interact with unique receptors on disease-causing cells while avoiding interaction with...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Need to differentiate yourself among the big boy and big girls

Recordkeepers and Third Party Administrators (TPAs) need to either scale up or innovate. The trend of consolidation in the TPA industry makes it increasingly difficult to compete against larger firms....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

SASC Chair Wicker’s Report and Bill Take Aim at DOD Inefficiencies

Just before the holidays, incoming Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) released a new report, “Restoring Freedom’s Forge,” along with a comprehensive new piece of legislation, the “Fostering...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

IP, Licensing, and M&A in the Life Sciences Industry: Trends to Watch in 2025

The life sciences industry has long been at the forefront of innovation, and 2025 promises to continue this trajectory with exciting developments in intellectual property (IP), licensing, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A)....more

Fenwick & West LLP

What Startups and Big Pharma Need to Know About AI Drug Discovery

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Integrating AI tools into drug discovery introduces a mix of opportunities and challenges for startups and large pharmaceutical companies. These challenges often center on intellectual property (IP) risks, licensing...more

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Why Korea Is Gaining Prominence for M&A Activity

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Korea, known for its rich culinary heritage, fascinating history, and renowned hospitality, has long rendered Seoul a favored travel destination. Today, it stands not only as a cultural and historical beacon but also as a...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

OMB Issues Additional Guidance to Federal Agencies on their Acquisition of AI — AI: The Washington Report

On September 24, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memorandum on Advancing the Responsible Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government. The new memorandum builds on OMB’s March 2024 memorandum...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Pharma and MedTech Services Investment Summit 2024

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The inaugural Pharma and MedTech Services Investment Summit brought together C-suite executives, senior private equity professionals, investment bankers and other industry leaders for a deep dive into the investment...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

[Event] Medical Device Digital Health Conference - June 13th - 14th, San Francisco, CA

Wilson Sonsini’s 31st Annual Medical Device & Digital Health Conference will address topics of critical importance to medical device and digital health companies, including early and late-stage venture financing, partnering...more

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[Event] Pharma and MedTech Services Investment Summit 2024 - May 2nd, San Francisco, CA

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YOUR SOURCE FOR SUCCESS IN PHARMA AND DEVICE SERVICES INVESTING - Join C-suite executives, senior private equity professionals, investment bankers and other industry leaders for a deep dive into the investment...more

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Legal Considerations for GCs and CFOs in the Fashion and Retail Industry in 2024

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The fashion and retail industry experienced another year of considerable change in 2023. As advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) spurred innovation within the industry, consumers and regulators worldwide called for...more

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M&A Primer for Emerging Healthy F&B Companies  

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As an emerging growth company in the healthy food & beverage (F&B) space, you might rightfully think, “My company is too young to consider either buying another company or selling to another company.” And depending on what...more

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Strengthening the Flow of the Biotech Sector’s M&A Pipeline

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Originally published in Genetic Engineering News on October 10, 2023. Reprinted with permission. The biotechnology sector has long been characterized by its constant innovation, rapid technological progress, and unyielding...more

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State Attorneys General Take a Strong Pro-Enforcement Stance in Comments to Draft Merger Guidelines

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On Sept. 18, 2023, 19 Democratic state attorneys general (AGs) filed public comments to the Draft Merger Guidelines (Draft Guidelines) proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the Agencies)...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 157

Food Venture Financing Trends - Campbell Soup announced that it plans to acquire Sovos Brands for $2.7 billion. The deal is Campbell's largest acquisition since 2018. Livekindly Collective, a New York-based plant-based...more

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