July 28, 2020 Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Lyell Immunopharma Form Cell Therapy Manufacturing Partnership

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Lyell Immunopharma Form Cell Therapy Manufacturing Partnership Collaboration will include development of Thermo Fisher products and strategic manufacturing support WALTHAM, Mass., July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and biotechnology company Lyell Immunopharma, are partnering to develop manufacturing processes designed to create more... Read more

July 16, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics

Promega Maxwell® RNA Extraction System Authorized for Use in CDC COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Diagnostic Panel

Promega automated sample preparation solution added to CDC COVID-19 test protocol Madison, WI USA. (July 16, 2020) Promega Corporation Maxwell® RSC 48 Instrument and Maxwell® RSC Viral Total Nucleic Acid Purification Kit (Maxwell® Extraction System) are now in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 diagnostic protocol for emergency use. In a letter dated July... Read more

June 19, 2020 Licensing, IP, and Legal

Roche’s IPATential150 study evaluating ipatasertib in combination with abiraterone and prednisone/prednisolone met one of its co-primary endpoints

      ·Phase III IPATential150 study evaluating ipatasertib in combination with abiraterone and prednisone/prednisolone compared to current standard-of-care (abiraterone and prednisone/prednisolone alone) plus placebo met its co-primary endpoint of radiographic progression free survival (rPFS) in patients with PTEN loss tumours Basel, 19 June 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the phase III... Read more

June 18, 2020 Licensing, IP, and Legal

Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy (including Abraxane) meets primary endpoint of improved pathological complete response, regardless of PD-L1 status, as initial treatment for people with early triple-negative breast cancer

IMpassion031 data will be discussed with health authorities globally, including the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency Tecentriq is the only approved cancer immunotherapy for the treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, a very aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of breast cancer Basel, 18 June 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX:... Read more

June 12, 2020 Licensing, IP, and Legal Product Launch

Roche announces 2-year risdiplam data from SUNFISH and new data from JEWELFISH in infants, children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

Basel, 12 June 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today presented two-year data from Part 1 of its pivotal SUNFISH trial in people aged 2-25 years with Type 2 or 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at the virtual Cure SMA Annual Conference, 8-12 June, 2020. The results of an exploratory efficacy analysis show... Read more

June 9, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Licensing, IP, and Legal

Promega Microsatellite Instability Molecular Test, OncoMate™ MSI Dx Analysis System, CE Marked and Available in Europe

New diagnostic test for MSI in solid tumors can inform physicians on immuno-oncology therapies and can guide treatment decisions for patients with Lynch-associated cancers Leiden, Netherlands and Madison, WI USA. (June 9, 2020) Promega Corporation today announced CE marking for the OncoMate™ MSI Dx Analysis System(OncoMate™ MSI) as a new in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device in Europe.... Read more

May 27, 2020 Bio/Pharma/CRO Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal M&A, Partnerships Other Lab Products/Services

Thermo Fisher Scientific and CSL Enter Strategic Partnership to Provide Best-in-Class Pharma Services

Thermo Fisher Scientific and CSL Enter Strategic Partnership to Provide Best-in-Class Pharma Services WALTHAM, Mass. and KING OF PRUSSIA, Penn., May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, and global biotechnology company, CSL Limited (ASX:CSL;USOTC:CSLLY) today announced they have entered into a strategic partnership to help meet... Read more

May 14, 2020 Licensing, IP, and Legal Liq. Handling & Robotics

Brooks to Participate in the UBS Virtual Global Healthcare Conference

CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) announced today that company management will participate in the UBS Virtual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 1:20 p.m. ET.  The 40-minute session will be webcast live via the Brooks investor relations website at www.brooks.investorroom.com/events. About Brooks AutomationBrooks (Nasdaq: BRKS) is... Read more