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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: The Surge of M&A Activity and the Future of Metabolic Health

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Over the past decade, the global pharmaceutical industry has witnessed a transformation in the treatment landscape for metabolic disorders, particularly type 2 diabetes and obesity. At the heart of this shift is the explosive...more

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M&A Considerations Across the Evolving Life Sciences Sector: Key Takeaways

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In the latest installment of the Morgan Lewis M&A Academy, partners Laurie Burlingame and Luciana Griebel provided an overview of current market trends in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and strategic partnerships within the...more

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Key Takeaways from the 2025 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Several members of our firm’s life sciences team were on the ground at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco from January 13 to 16, 2025. It was an exciting and sunny four days, during which key...more

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Adapting to the IRA: Early Lessons Learned on the IRA’s Impact on Deal-Making, Drug Economics, and Business Strategy

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More than two years after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (“CMS’”) rapid implementation of the drug price negotiation program, the life sciences industry...more

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Federal Agencies Seeking Patent Seizure Authority Through Draft NIST Guidance

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The Situation: On December 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a proposed framework for federal agencies regarding the exercise of the government's march-in rights for federally...more

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JPM2023 Trendspotting: takeaways from Biotech Showcase

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At the recent J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) and Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, our market-leading life sciences and health care industry led in-person discussions with industry experts on topics that will guide...more

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U.S. House passes drug pricing legislation

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This morning, the U.S. House passed drug pricing legislation as part of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) (specifically the Rules Committee version available here and the manager’s amendments available here). In prelude to...more

Proskauer - The Patent Playbook

Calls for USPTO to Adopt Policies to Modulate Drug Pricing

In the wake of the nomination of Kathi Vidal as Director of the USPTO, there will be significant attention paid to the agency’s responses to calls from both the executive and legislative branches to remake the agency’s...more

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Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy: A Focus on Patent and Drug Law to Reduce Health Care Spending

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Each year, Americans spend more than $1,500 per person on prescription drugs. Critics calling for measures to lower prescription drug costs often cast blame on alleged abuses of patent and competition laws. To address these...more

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Biotech & Digital Medicine Showcase: Life sciences firms advised on regulatory concerns, investing

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Last week, Hogan Lovells partners Alice Valder Curran, Jodi K. Scott, and Jon Layman convened with other industry leaders virtually at this year’s Biotech and Digital Medicine Showcase Investor Conference to discuss how the...more

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Election 2020 Snapshot: Impacts of the U.S. election for the life sciences and health care industry

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On November 19, leaders of our Life Sciences and Health Care team met for a panel discussion of the impacts on the industry of the 2020 U.S. election. This was the first event in a series of conversations, with other webinars...more

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Patent Thickets and Regulatory Challenges Cited as Major Factors Limiting Price Reductions in the Biologic Drug Space

The world-wide market share of biologic drugs is advancing at a staggering pace, with some estimates ranging from $ 300 billion to $452 billion in revenue within the next five years.The treatment costs for patients...more

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[Webinar] Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law - November 17th - 18th, 8:45 am - 4:30 pm EST

Be Part of the Only Virtual Event that Unites Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law for Candid Discussion, Valuable Collaboration and Meaningful Networking. Join a remarkable group of senior level women executives along with...more

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Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons - 2020

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We are pleased to provide you with the third annual installment of our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons guide. For each of these guides, we have asked our industry thought leaders throughout the world to write about...more

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China: Survival of the Fittest or Cheapest?

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The past year is set to be a milestone year for China’s pharmaceutical regulatory reform as the newly formed National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) continues to aggressively cut back on red tape for new drug...more

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Regulatory Insights for Life Sciences and Health Care Investments: Regulatory changes in Europe

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Investing in the life sciences industry without an understanding of the key regulatory factors that could determine a product’s success or failure could cost you millions of dollars....more

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Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons - 2018

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Innovation in the life sciences and health care industries is occurring at a dizzying pace. Five years ago, anti-PD-1 antibodies from Merck and BMS had yet to be approved, CAR-T therapies were still in small-scale clinical...more

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Enforcement and Litigation Strategies: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Seminar

On March 15, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Seminar in Palo Alto, California, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry. The...more

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M&A: The Last Refuge for Biotechs Seeking Funding

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These are tough times in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries: Funding is drying up, investors are fleeing the space, the IPO door is pretty firmly shut, valuations are dropping, activists are lurking and the headlines...more

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