Category: Intellectual property
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BASF Licensing Precise Crispr Editing from Broad Institute
The global chemical company BASF is licensing a more precise form of genome editing from the Broad Institute, a genetics research center affiliated with Harvard University and MIT.
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Licensing Deal for Bioinks in 3-D Printed Transplant Lungs
A company in Maryland developing alternatives to human organ transplants is licensing a technology to help create 3-D printed lungs for transplantation with bioinks derived from tobacco plants.
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Harvard Spin-Off, AbbVie Partner on Fibrosis Treatments
Drug maker AbbVie and biotechnology company Morphic Therapeutic are collaborating on new treatments for fibrosis based on Morphic’s technology blocking proteins that promote fibrosis.
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Model Biotech Materials Sharing Agreement Unveiled
A document with standard legal language for terms and conditions of sharing biotechnology materials is now available for academic and industry research labs.
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Start-Up Developing Immunometabolism Therapies, Gains $30M Funding
A start-up enterprise founded by medical researchers in the U.S. and Europe is developing treatments for cancer and autoimmune disorders that change chemical reactions in immune system cells.
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Biotech in $3.7B Licensing Deal for Hepatitis-B
A biotechnology company developing therapies that silence the actions of disease-causing genes is licensing its treatment program for hepatitis-B to Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
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Patents Awarded for Stem Cell Heart Disease Technologies
A company developing treatments for heart disease using stem cells to regenerate healthy heart tissue received two new patents for techniques supporting its core processes.
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Gilead Gains Genome-Editing Hepatitis B Therapy
Biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences is acquiring a genome-editing technology for treating hepatitis-B, a viral disease affecting the liver.
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Appeals Court Backs Broad Institute in Crispr Case
A U.S. appeals court supported the Broad Institute’s claims it invented a separate Crispr technology from University of California, affirming a previous U.S. patent office ruling.
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Infographic – Google A.I. Patents Lead Other Tech Companies
According to a new report, Alphabet, the company formerly known as Google, is leading other big tech companies in patent activity for artificial intelligence applications.