England - East Anglia • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

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The Cambridge based team at Goodwin specialises in assisting clients with IPOs, financings, and patent strategies. The team recently assisted Engitix Therapeutics on a licence and collaboration agreement with Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Practice co-head Malcolm Bates specialises in the commercialisation of intellectual property rights, and co-head Tim Worden regularly advises life sciences companies on licensing and partnering deals, R&D and clinical trials agreements, and a broad spectrum of regulatory matters. Counsel Talitha Shkopiak focuses on commercial agreements, and associate Georgia Powell whose work encompasses early stage contractual disputes, are also pivotal to the practice.

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Key clients

  • Engitix Limited
  • SynAffix B.V.
  • Stalicla SA
  • CMR Surgical
  • Gadeta
  • Pheon Therapeutics
  • MiNA Therapeutics
  • Avacta
  • SpyBiotech
  • Tenpoint Therapeutics

Work highlights

  • Advised Synaffix B.V. on a license agreement with Amgen Inc.
  • Advised Engitix Limited on entering into an expanded licence and collaboration agreement with Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
  • Advised Stalicla SA on its exclusive in-licensing agreement with Novartis.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Malcolm Bates, Tim Worden

Other key lawyers

Georgia Powell, Talitha Shkopiak