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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • October 20, 2026

    Medical Device Co. Beats Investors' Alleged Demand Drop Suit

    A New York federal judge has dismissed a proposed shareholder class action alleging medical device maker Integer Holdings Corp. hid plummeting demand for cardiac devices and misled investors about its overall growth, concluding that the allegations do not suggest its disclosures in 2024 and 2025 were untrue or deceptive.

  • October 20, 2026

    Squires Grants 10 Patent Review Bids, Rejects 2 Others

    In his latest round of decisions, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has granted 10 petitions seeking review of patents and denied two others, both on discretionary grounds.

  • October 20, 2026

    Genentech, Novartis Sue Amneal Over Bid To Sell Xolair Copy

    Genentech Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. have filed a patent infringement suit in Delaware federal court, claiming Kashiv BioSciences' bid to sell a biosimilar copy of their prescription allergy drug Xolair amounts to patent infringement.

  • October 20, 2026

    Zymergen Investors Win Final OK Of $125M IPO Deal

    Investors in the now-defunct biotechnology company Zymergen received final approval of their $125 million deal ending claims that the company misled shareholders ahead of its initial public offering, while plaintiffs' attorneys also had their fee request approved. 

  • October 20, 2026

    2nd Circ. Won't Block Connecticut Drug Price Cap

    A Second Circuit panel affirmed a lower court's decision Tuesday, refusing to block Connecticut from enforcing a cap on generic and off-patent drug prices while a trade association for drug wholesalers challenges the statute.

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