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Biotech
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Health Law Prof Blog
Biosafety Protocol Improving with Age
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released the eighth issue of "Biosafety Protocol News." It commemorates the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Cartagena Protocol…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Cohn & Swick on Bio-Pharms and Securities Class Actions
The Sitting Ducks of Securities Class Action Litigation: Bio-Pharmas and the Need for Improved Evaluation of Scientific Data, by Stuart R. Cohn, University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Blood Save Lives
Time Magazine: How Saving Umbilical Cords Saves Lives, by Bonnie Rochman:As their due date creeps closer, many pregnant women pack a go bag for the hospital: toothbrush, iPod, cute bringing-baby-home outfit. But…
Patents Post-Grant
The Harvard Oncomouse Patent Reexamination, Over Before it Started?
The Harvard "oncomouse" in case you have never heard of it, is a strange little laboratory rodent genetically modified at Harvard (transgenic) to carry human genes. One of the more infamous…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Charges Former Officer of Biotech Company with Lying about Downs Syndrome Test
The SEC charged Elizabeth A. Dragon, the former Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Sequenom, Inc., a biotechnology company, with making false statements to investors about her company's prenatal test…
Seed Law
Myriad Gene case shakes up and shakes down Biotech Industry
By agrilawyerseedlaw-blogspot-com
First, I would like to thank Matthew Dillon with the Organic Seed Alliance @Seed_Alliance for pulling me from under my rock and informing me about this very important case. Judge…
Health Law Prof Blog
Misplaced Fears in the Legislative Battle Over Affordable Biotech Drugs
David Adelman (University of Texas School of Law) and Christopher M. Holman (University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Law) have posted Misplaced Fears in the Legislative Battle Over Affordable…
Health Law Prof Blog
Biotech, Nanotech and Synthetic Biology Roles in Future Food Supply Explored
The annual meeting of the The American Association for the Advancement of Science, held on February 17, explored the implications for agriculture of the projected growth of the world's population to 9 billion people…
Food Safety Counsel
What’s A Burger Without A Cow?
The burger of the future may soon be here. And, what's the burger of the future? Well, it’s a beef patty, actually. It will look, smell and taste the same…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Pilot Program on Quality Information for Biotechnology Products
The FDA is announcing an extension of the deadline for submitting requests to participate in a pilot program involving the submission of quality (chemistry, manufacturing, and controls) information for biotechnology…