International life sciences firm Goodwin has a strong base in Cambridge, where experienced partners handle IPOs, financings, and patent strategies for a stellar roster of clients. Practice co-heads Malcolm Bates, who focuses on the commercialisation of IP rights, and Tim Worden, who deals with licensing and partnering deals, R&D and clinical trials agreements, are the key contacts. Worden, who is '‘very insightful and helpful', recently advised Closed Loop Medicine on its global co-development partnership with Pharmanovia, which commercialises novel medicines and revitalizes, extends and expands the lifecycle of established medicines. Associate Georgia Powell is a key adviser on non-contentious IP and commercial matters in the life sciences, technology and healthcare sectors.
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Testimonials
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‘Exceptional - they understand our business and are a truly integral part of the team.’
‘The diversity of the team ensures that breadth of opinion and advice is of the highest quality.’
‘The Goodwin practice has a broad coverage of specialities with regional and global coverage. I appreciate we can work mainly with one firm to cover nearly all the work.’
‘The broad high quality of the practice, team members will be invited if certain expertise is required like regulatory or IP. ’
‘Excellent knowledge.’
‘Very responsive and knowledgeable - Tim Worden is very insightful and helpful.’
Key clients
- CMR Surgical
- Synaffix
- MiNA Therapeutics
- Engitix
- Oxford Biomedica
- Closed Loop Medicine
- Stalicla
- Traverse Biotech
- Tay Therapeutics
- Polpharma Biologics
Work highlights
Advised Closed Loop Medicine in a global co-development partnership with Pharmanovia, to provide dose optimised personalised therapies.
Advised MiNA Therapeutics, the pioneer of small activating RNA (RNAa) therapeutics, on a multi-target research collaboration and option licensing agreement with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Advised Synaffix on a number of licensing and collaboration agreements with MacroGenics Inc., ABL Bio, Inc. SOTIO Biotech and Innovent Biologics.
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Practice head
Malcolm Bates; Tim Worden
Other key lawyers
Georgia Powell