Companies and People News for April 2013

Companies and People News Archive

THE £50M CRT PIONEER FUND ANNOUNCES FIRST INVESTMENT TO DEVELOP CANCER DRUGS THE £50M CRT PIONEER FUND ANNOUNCES FIRST INVESTMENT TO DEVELOP CANCER DRUGS

THE CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY PIONEER FUND (CPF) today (Tuesday) has made its first investment in a collaboration with the Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, to develop a promising class of drugs called MPS1 inhibitors to treat cancer.

Proposed ‘superfast’ patent service could help some companies to make the most of Patent Box but only at a price, says Withers & Rogers Proposed ‘superfast’ patent service could help some companies to make the most of Patent Box but only at a price, says Withers & Rogers

The UK Intellectual Property Office’s (UKIPO) proposed ‘superfast’ patent service could help some companies to make the most of Patent Box but only at a price, according to one of the UK’s leading firms of patent and trade mark attorneys, Withers & Rogers.

Merck Serono's EPP to Finance the Launch of the EspeRare Foundation, a Nonprofit Organization to Advance Treatments for Rare Diseases Merck Serono's EPP to Finance the Launch of the EspeRare Foundation, a Nonprofit Organization to Advance Treatments for Rare Diseases

Merck Serono, a division of Merck, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced the launch of the EspeRare Foundation, a nonprofit organization set up by three Merck Serono employees, in the framework of the Merck Serono Entrepreneur Partnership Program (EPP). Merck Serono will donate an initial €2.8 million funding to the EspeRare Foundation.