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Fenwick & West LLP

Seattle Tech Week 2025: What Makes Seattle the Next Great Tech Hub?

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Seattle Tech Week is on the horizon, and the anticipation is building as the city prepares to showcase its thriving tech ecosystem. Seattle has long been a home to tech giants, but in recent years, it has transcended its...more

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A new European strategy to foster life sciences innovation and market access

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On July 2, 2025, the European Commission released its communication “Choose Europe for life sciences. A strategy to position the EU as the world’s most attractive place for life sciences by 2030” (the Strategy). ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act and Life Sciences Innovation

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The biotechnology and life science sectors underpin breakthroughs in health care, agriculture, and environmental sustainability by leveraging living systems to create next-generation medicines, diagnostics, and bio-based...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

BIOTech Caucus Will Advance Domestic Bioeconomy and Competitive Posture

On June 26, 2025, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) announced the formation of the BIOTech Caucus. According to Houlahan’s June 26, 2025, press release, the Caucus’ mission “is to advance...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

House Subcommittees Will Hold Hearing on “Pursuing the Golden Age of Innovation: Strategic Priorities in Biotechnology” on June 5

On June 5, 2025, the House Science and Technology Subcommittees on Energy and on Research and Technology will hold a joint hearing on “Pursuing the Golden Age of Innovation: Strategic Priorities in Biotechnology.” The...more

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Rethinking University Research: Innovating the Innovation Ecosystem to Support Life Sciences and Personalized Medicine

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Personalized medicine—tailoring treatments to individual patients based on their genetic makeup, lifestyle, and environment—is transforming healthcare. But this revolution didn’t begin in the private sector. It was sparked...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Investment Opportunities in TechBio and Pharma Services - European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2025

In April 2025, McDermott once again hosted its annual European Health & Life Sciences Symposium at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris. Attended by some 300 delegates from across the industry, participants including investors,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology’s Final Report Includes Recommendations to Boost Economy and Protect...

The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced on April 8, 2025, the availability of its final report and action plan, “urging Congressional action to bring the full weight of American innovation...more

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Goodwin’s 2025 Rare Disease Symposium: Momentum Builds for Addressing Critical Diagnosis and Treatment Gaps

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Goodwin’s 2025 Rare Disease Symposium, held on February 5 in Boston and virtually, gathered patient advocates and caregivers, providers, researchers, biotech and medtech leaders, investors, and policy experts to discuss the...more

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APHIS Reinstates Legacy Biotechnology Regulations: Implications for CRISPR-Edited Plants

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on January 23, 2025, that it is reinstating its legacy notification procedure as of February 7, 2025, providing a streamlined alternative to permits for...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EC Launches Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to Support Innovative Companies

The European Commission (EC) announced on January 29, 2025, that it launched a Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies — particularly start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) — in bringing...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 167: Dr. Ehsan Samei & Dr. Susan Halabi, Triangle CERSI

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Recorded at NC Life Sciences Organization’s Annual Meeting, our hosts Heather and Lauren welcome Dr. Ehsan Samei and Dr. Susan Halabi, leaders of the new Triangle CERSI, which stands for the Center of Excellence in Regulatory...more

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Recessions and Patent Applications: Navigating the Ups and Downs of the Innovation Economy

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As predictions of an economic recession in the United States loom, 2023 has started with extensive layoffs throughout the tech industry. Though not to an equal degree, the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and life science...more

Hogan Lovells

French decree regarding the “direct access”: a half-hearted step forward for pharmaceutical innovations

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Publication of the French decree regarding the experimentation of the "direct access" to pharmaceutical products with anticipated reimbursement: a half-hearted step forward for pharmaceutical innovations....more

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Décret relatif à l’accès direct : une avancée en demi-teinte pour les innovations pharmaceutiques

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Publication du décret relatif à l’expérimentation du dispositif d’accès direct des médicaments à un financement anticipé : une avancée en demi-teinte s’agissant de l’accès au marché des innovations pharmaceutiques en France....more

Haug Partners LLP

Next-Generation Antibodies: Antibody-Drug Conjugates

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Antibodies are part of the body’s adaptive immune response to defend itself against toxins and pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. When the body identifies a foreign entity, it mounts a cascading response that culminates...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2020 Life Sciences Securities Litigation Roundup

2020 Filings While there was a more than 20 percent decline in the number of securities class actions filed in 2020 (approximately 330 cases) as compared to 2019 (approximately 430 cases), the percentage of cases filed...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Dr. Claire Fraser

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Dr. Claire Fraser, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University...more

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[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Dr. Claire Fraser (transcript)

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Dr. Claire Fraser, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

MedTech Update 2020: Legal and Regulatory Issues to Watch For in the Medical Technology Industry in the New Year

Medical device and diagnostics companies and laboratories should anticipate significant legal, regulatory and market changes in 2020 that will have a lasting impact on the industry. From revisions to how the government...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Digital Health in the United Kingdom: The New Regulatory Environment Under the Medical Device Regulation

The MDR and other recent developments in the health care regulatory landscape pose new opportunities and challenges for medical software companies and investors in digital health in the United Kingdom. Although the regulatory...more

Hogan Lovells

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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IP is at the heart of life sciences innovation

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In recent years, technology and innovation has advanced at an unprecedented pace. Flying taxi drones, self-driving cars and 3D-printers immediately come to mind. However, exciting progress has been made in life sciences and...more

Knobbe Martens

The Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act by Congress will produce Sweeping Changes to the Biotech, Medical Device,...

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The December 8, 2016 passage of the 21st Century Cures Act by Congress is expected to lead to sweeping changes to the biotech, medical device and health industries and streamline the regulatory system for approval of both...more

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Highlights from McDermott’s 2016 Pharmaceutical/Medtech Dealmaking Symposium

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On October 25, 2016, McDermott Will & Emery held its fifth annual Pharmaceutical/Medtech Dealmaking Symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The day consisted of a series of thought-provoking panels with leading dealmakers in...more

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