Patently absurd?

Article Abstract:

A Boston jury on May 4, 2006 ruled that the Eli Lilly osteoporosis drug Evista (raloxifene) and sepsis drug Xigris (activated protein C) infringed a patent held by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Whitehead Institute and Harvard University, and exclusively licensed to Ariad Pharmaceuticals. The jury awarded Ariad $65.2 million in back royalties, as well a 2.3% royalty on future sales of Evista and Xigris through 2019.

Patents & copyrights, Pharmaceutical industry, Eli Lilly and Co., Intellectual property, LLY, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Evista (Medication), Xigris (Medication)

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NIH licensing performance under par

Article Abstract:

A class of anticancer compounds called macrocyclic lactones, which were discovered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) were licensed seven years after their discovery. The reasons for the delay could be attributed to heavy workload, high turnover amongst the licensing officers and lack of direct marketing at the NIH's Office of Technology Transfer (OTT).

Government regulation, Science & research, Management dynamics, Anticancer Drugs, Chemotherapeutic Drugs, Research, Management, Licensing, certification and accreditation, United States. National Institutes of Health, Antineoplastic agents, Company business management, Lactones, Antimitotic agents

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Biotech industry faces new bottleneck

Article Abstract:

There is a serious shortage in recombinant protein therapeutic manufacturing capacity within the biotechnology industry. The industry must seek a way to produce all the proteins that are expected to win approval in the near future.

Biochemistry, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Production management, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Drugs

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