Pharmaceuticals
Martin Shkreil jailed for offering reward for strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair
14 Sep 2017
Pharma executive Martin Shkreli, who gained notoriety for hiking the price of lifesaving drug Daraprim by 5,000 per cent and is awaiting sentencing for securities fraud, has now been ordered jailed over a Facebook post in which he offered a $5,000 reward for a strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair
Allergan transfers drug patent to Mohawk tribe to sidestep lawsuits
09 Sep 2017
The surprise move by Allergan to transfer the patents on a best-selling eye drug to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe could open up a new way for drug makers to head off challenges to patents