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Penningtons Manches Cooper advises Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings plc on its main market IPO
Posted: 21/05/2021
Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings plc (OCTP) on its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange, which valued the company at £48 million. The standard listing on London’s main market involved a £16.5 million placing with admission occurring this morning...…>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises biomaterials company on £4.5 million fundraising round
Posted: 17/05/2021
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has acted for The Electrospinning Company (Electrospinning) on the completion of a £4.5 million fundraising round, its largest to date......>>
National Security and Investment Act: implications for life sciences businesses
Posted: 13/05/2021
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 represents a major change in UK regulation of takeover and investment transactions, giving the Government power to intervene in a wide range of transactions on national security grounds. The new powers can be applied to any business but a mandatory notification regime applies to 17 sectors...…>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advise medtech spin-out on Series A funding round
Posted: 11/05/2021
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Oxford Endovascular, an Oxford-based medtech company spun-out from Oxford University, on its Series A funding round......>>
First Innovation Passport awarded under UK MHRA’s Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway
Posted: 04/05/2021
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that a treatment for a rare cancer-causing genetic disorder is the first to be awarded the Innovation Passport under the MHRA’s Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP). The ILAP was launched in January 2021 to speed up development......>>

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Life sciences update – Spring 2021
In this Spring edition of BioBrief, we discuss a variety of topics, one of which includes the ‘chocolate teapot’ theory included in the recent Illumina v MGI judgment.

Life sciences update – Autumn 2020
In this issue: With the clocks set to go back this weekend, it will be a ceremonious reminder that the end of the year is looming and with it, the end of the Brexit transition period. Please keep an eye out for further briefings/updates on our website over the coming months.

Life sciences update - Summer 2019
In this issue: It’s a busy time of year in the life sciences event calendar, including the recent OBN ‘BioTrinity’ conference in London, and forthcoming One Nucleus ‘ON Helix’ conference.

Life sciences update - Winter 2019
In this issue: Since the MPs’ vote on the Brexit deal on 15 January 2019, the UK continues to face a high level of uncertainty in the coming months and years, with the exit date of 29 March drawing closer, and a ‘no deal’ Brexit looking more and more likely. The life sciences sector, heavily governed by EU Regulations, is likely to be affected.

Life sciences update - Spring 2018
In this issue: Welcome to the spring edition of Bio Brief. To celebrate spring (despite the somewhat unseasonal and changeable weather), we have made some changes to the layout which we hope will reflect the new growth in the life sciences sector.

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