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Life Sciences weekly highlights—26 July 2018

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Published on: 26 July 2018

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Table of contents

Brexit
Brexit Bulletin—Brexit SI scrutiny, sifting and drafts published for information
Science and innovation sector immigration system ‘crucial’ for UK status as ‘science superpower’
Intellectual property
Court of Justice rules on SPC protection for combination product (Teva v Gilead)
Manufacturing, marketing and sale
Four pharmaceutical companies named for breaching code of practice
Research and development
Government hosts discussions aiming to boost UK life sciences sector
Main themes from the BIO convention 2018 outlined

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Life Sciences highlights includes an update on Parliament’s scrutiny of Brexit SI’s, enforcement of the ABPI code of practice and the Court of Justice ruling in Teva v Gilead.

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