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Six Things to Know about Rights of Nature

Legal Planet

A claims settlement process in the 1970s jump-started discussions that resulted in the Whanganui River Claims Settlement Act 2017. Disputes with the English over management of the river system date from the very first colonial settlements in 1840. The local Māori community plays a central role in the governance scheme that resulted.

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Arnold & Porter Secures Groundbreaking Biotechnology Win for Sanofi and Regeneron

Arnold Porter

in one of the most closely watched biotechnology cases in recent years. In 2014, another biotechnology company sought billions of dollars in damages and a permanent injunction against the sale of Sanofi and Regeneron's lifesaving and cholesterol-reducing drug Praluent over patent disputes.

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Emerging Investigator Series – Heyang Yuan

Water Research & Technology

from Tongji University (2011), the Technical University of Munich (2013), and Virginia Tech (2017), respectively. Dr. Yuan’s research is focused on developing new environmental biotechnology for water/wastewater treatment and energy/resource recovery. He received his B.Sc.,

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Developments in US Antitrust Litigation—2020 Year in Review

Arnold Porter

and its subsidiary, AbbVie Biotechnology, Ltd. In January 2017, after years of unsuccessful efforts by the Raiders to resolve their stadium issues in Oakland, the team submitted an application to the NFL to relocate the franchise to Las Vegas. 17, 2017).]] The complaint alleged that AbbVie Inc. N: City of Oakland v. 3d 587 (N.D.

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OSTP Publishes RFIs on Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology and National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

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As reported in our September 13, 2022, blog item , on September 12, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order creating a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative (NBBI) to accelerate biotechnology innovation and grow America’s bioeconomy across multiple sectors in industries such as health, agriculture, and energy.

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CRS Publishes Primer on the Bioeconomy

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In general, experts highlight the life sciences, computing and information sciences, engineering, and biotechnology for increased support, and many also emphasize the convergence of such disciplines. leadership in biotechnology and other bioeconomy-related sectors that many view as critical to national security and economic competitiveness.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

billion for investments in advanced manufacturing, advanced wireless, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, clean energy technology, microelectronics and semiconductors, quantum information science and the U.S. Dingell and Fortenberry have also introduced similar legislation in 2017 and 2019. Global Change Research Program.

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