Babraham, 06 September 2021: Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd, which manages and develops the Babraham Research Campus on behalf of its shareholders - BBSRC and the Babraham Institute – is now known as Babraham Research Campus Ltd.The name change more clearly reflects the activity of the organisation and is also in response to the refreshed and ambitious vision for the Campus announced in May this year.Jo Parfrey, Chair of the Babraham Research Campus Board, says: “The new identity signals our ongoing focus on the world-class bioscience Campus at the…
The UK Court of Appeal has reviewed the law on insufficiency and its application to claims with both structural and functional limitations. In doing so the court has explained how the concepts of plausibility and undue burden should be applied when assessing the sufficiency of claims of this type, in particular to the requirement that it must be possible to perform the invention across the breadth of the claim.
The appeal concerned six patents belonging to FibroGen, which had been divided into two “families”. The court had to consider issues of obviousness and infringement, as well as…
Germany has finally ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement, its Constitutional Court having rejected two applications for a preliminary injunction to prevent ratification. This removes a significant hurdle to the commencement of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) system but that is not to say that it will start any time soon. The UPC preparatory committee, which consists of representatives the countries which signed the UPC Agreement back in 2013, estimates that the UPC will start operating in mid-2022. It is certainly unlikely that the UPC will start its operations before then but it may…
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has earned the most staff-adjusted invention income of any UK higher education institution for the eighth year in a row.
A higher education institution’s invention income is a key marker of its success at commercialising its research for public benefit through collaboration with industry.
The ICR’s analysis of newly released figures from the Higher Education and Statistics Authority (HESA) show that we received the most income from intellectual property, per member of academic staff, of any higher education institution in the UK in the 2019-20…
We have advised leading European 10-minute grocery delivery platform Dija on its successful exit to dominant US player, Gopuff. Having initially advised the business on its $20 million seed round in December 2020, we provided support through the company's rapid growth and significant European expansion ahead of guiding it through its exit.
Grocery delivery start-ups have shot to prominence in the UK and elsewhere during the COVID-19 pandemic as customers have opted to order their essentials from the safety of their own homes through online platforms. Founded by delivery industry leaders…
OrderYOYO, a leading European online ordering, payment, and marketing software solution provider listed on Nasdaq Nordic, has, through its German subsidiary OrderYOYO Deutschland GmbH, acquired white-label software online ordering company Happz by way of an asset deal. The international law firm Taylor Wessing, led by Munich-based partner Philip Cavaillès, advised OrderYOYO on all German related aspects of the transaction.
With the transaction OrderYOYO has seized the opportunity to enter the German market ahead of the formerly scheduled time. OrderYOYO aims with this acquisition for a…
2021 exhibition will open at Cromwell Place arts hub, South Kensington in November.
Three international photographers have been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021, the prestigious photography award organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London. The shortlisted works will be displayed in the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021 exhibition at Cromwell Place, a new arts hub in South Kensington, London from the 10 November 2021 until 2 January 2022, while the Gallery’s building in St Martin’s Place is closed for major redevelopment works.
Selected…
Cambridge UK: 27 August 2021
Appleyard Lees has become a Partner to join forces with One Nucleus. The One Nucleus Partner Programme is tailor-made to meet the needs of the Partner and One Nucleus members.
Barbara Fleck, Partner, Appleyard Lees commented ‘we are proud of having formed this exciting new alliance with One Nucleus. We are confident this collaboration will allow us to bring targeted support on key IP topics to the One Nucleus network, with further opportunities to convey the value of our services and to drive our leadership position as a key player in supporting global science and…
Arecor Therapeutics plc
(“Arecor”, the “Company” or the “Group”)
APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON AS AUDITOR
Cambridge, UK, 27 August 2021: Arecor Therapeutics plc (AIM: AREC), a globally focused biopharmaceutical group advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, today announces that Grant Thornton UK LLP (“Grant Thornton”) have been appointed as the Group’s auditor, with immediate effect. Lakin Rose Limited has resigned as the auditor of Arecor Limited.
The Board’s decision to appoint auditors for the Group was made following a consultation process. Grant Thornton was chosen based…