Life Sciences

International Chair of Life Sciences Cheryl Reicin provides valuable insights on a number of trends she is seeing in Big Pharma dealmaking and M&A.

Read about the new accelerated filing deadlines for ownership reporting on Schedule 13G that take effect on September 30, 2024 and the requirements for different types of investors.

On March 18, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) that contributes to the administration’s objective to create solutions to long-lasting women’s health issues that have been historically understudied and under-evaluated.

Read about Sprint for Women’s Health, a first-of-its-kind initiative to commit $100 million for research and development in women’s health, announced by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

Reverse mergers aren’t an alternative to an IPO, rather they can be a strategic approach for companies looking to go public by leveraging “fallen angels”. Mintz Members Bill Hicks and John Rudy answer frequently asked questions for private companies considering a reverse merger in an article featured in PitchBook’s 2023 Annual US VC Valuations Report. The authors detail the benefits and challenges associated with a reverse merger including finding partners, PIPE financing, Nasdaq access for non-US companies, and SEC implications.

J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) is one of the industry’s most important life science investment conferences of the year. Learn more about Cheryl Reicin's top five takeaways from the event.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released the first 10 drugs included in the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Mintz Member Theresa Carnegie and Of Counsel Lauren Moldawer discuss the program, implications for drug manufacturers, and early lawsuits brought by drugmakers.

Patent offices may reject a patent application with claims reciting using a composition to treat a disease, based on the requirement that the claimed treatment is not fully supported by the application.

At its heart, a patent grants the right to stop another person from doing whatever falls within the scope of the patent’s claims. A patent is not a right to practice what is included in the patent, or a government stamp of approval on everything within the scope of its claims.

Turning innovation into a successful business can be daunting. In a panel discussion at the BIO International Convention, Mintz’s Josh Fox, who is a Member in our Chambers-ranked Life Sciences practice, alongside Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professors Robert Langer, Angela Koehler, and Giovanni Traverso, examined the challenges associated with spinning out  innovations from academic and research institutions, including how to build a team to run a new company and how to fund startups, particularly those that may not attract traditional venture capital easily (or at all). Here are their five key takeaways.

Mintz welcomed investors and entrepreneurs from the Canadian and US life sciences ecosystem to our first annual matchmaking event in Toronto. In this video, hear about cross-border considerations for the sector and how Mintz’s life sciences focus positions us to guide emerging growth companies and investors doing business in both countries.

Amid a tough equity market and an ebb in investment in the biotech sector, early- or growth-stage companies focused on drug discovery and development may want to spend some time exploring strategic partnerships with other businesses at the 2023 BIO International Convention.