Companies and People News for April 2012

Companies and People News Archive

Supreme Court clears the way for generic patent challenges Supreme Court clears the way for generic patent challenges

The United States Supreme Court this week handed down another decision affecting patent law in biotechnology. The case decided this week will have an immediate impact on the makers of generic and branded pharmaceuticals.

BioCity Scotland Dragons’ Den prize worth £10,000 BioCity Scotland Dragons’ Den prize worth £10,000

BioCity Scotland, the centre for life science businesses in Newhouse, Lanarkshire, will award a prize worth £10,000 at this year’s BioEntrepreneur Boot Camp Scotland, a three-day intensive business development programme designed to prepare scientists to be their own boss.