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 The case between Tekmira and Alnylam was settled in November 2012, resulting in a restructured licensing agreement allowing Alnylam to resume using Tekmira’s LNP patents under terms with new “clarity.”((//Tekmira and Alnylam restructure relationship and settle all litigation.// (2012, November 12). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322141914/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1447028/000117184312004102/newsrelease.htm)) This also allowed Acuitas to acquire a sublicense for some of the LNP technology from Tekmira - and conversely, Tekmira to use Acuitas’ RNAi tech - an arrangement which went into effect in December 2013.((George, J. (2017, February 10). //Doylestown biopharm firm granted injunction over licensing dispute.// American City Business Journals. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214043742/http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2017/02/10/arbutus-biopharma-abus-injunction-acuitus-sales.html)) The case between Tekmira and Alnylam was settled in November 2012, resulting in a restructured licensing agreement allowing Alnylam to resume using Tekmira’s LNP patents under terms with new “clarity.”((//Tekmira and Alnylam restructure relationship and settle all litigation.// (2012, November 12). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322141914/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1447028/000117184312004102/newsrelease.htm)) This also allowed Acuitas to acquire a sublicense for some of the LNP technology from Tekmira - and conversely, Tekmira to use Acuitas’ RNAi tech - an arrangement which went into effect in December 2013.((George, J. (2017, February 10). //Doylestown biopharm firm granted injunction over licensing dispute.// American City Business Journals. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214043742/http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2017/02/10/arbutus-biopharma-abus-injunction-acuitus-sales.html))
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 +On December 19, 2014, Tekmira announced the appointment of [[:Richard Henriques]] to the company's board of directors.((Rezler, J. P. (2014, December 19). //Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Announces Leadership Changes.// Securities and Exchange Commission. http://archive.today/2023.06.01-185035/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1447028/000117184314005977/newsrelease.htm)) Henriques had previously served as Chief Financial Officer for the [[:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] and held a leadership role at [[Merck]]. In the same press release, Tekmira announced that [[:Ian MacLachlan]] was to resign as Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer as of December 31, 2014.
  
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 ^ Name  ^ Position  ^ Notes  ^ ^ Name  ^ Position  ^ Notes  ^
 +| [[:Herb Conrad]]  | Board member  | [[Roche]], [[Gilead Sciences]]  |
 +| [[:Bruce Cousins]]  | EVP & Chief Financial Officer ([[Arbutus BioPharma]])  | [[Johnson & Johnson]], [[Euphraxia Pharmaceuticals]]  |
 +| [[:Richard Enriques]]  | Board member  | [[:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]], [[Merck]]  |
 +| [[:Elizabeth Howard]]  | -  | -  |
 +| [[:Frank Karbe]]  | Board member  | [[:Goldman Sachs]]  |
 +| [[:Keith Manchester]]  | Board member  | [[:QVT Financial]]  |
 +| [[:Hector McKay-Dunn]]  | -  | [[:British Columbia Technology Industry Association]], [[:Life Sciences British Columbia]], [[:Innovate BC]], [[:Genome British Columbia]], [[:United Way British Columbia]], [[:Canadian Red Cross]]  |
 +| [[:Ian MacLachlan]]  | Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President  | -  |
 +| [[:Mark Murray]]  | Chief Executive Officer  | [[:Crohn's & Colitis Foundation]]  |
 +| [[:Michael Sofia]]  | -  | [[Gilead Sciences]], [[:International Society for Antiviral Research]], [[:Drexel University]]  |
 +| [[:Peter Lutwyche]]  | -  | [[Genevant Sciences]], [[QLT]]  |
 +| [[:Vivek Ramaswamy]]  | Chairman  | [[Roivant Sciences]], [[:Strive Asset Management]], [[:Phi Beta Kappa]], [[:Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans]], [[:Campus Venture Network]], [[:QVT Financial]], [[:Chapter Medicare]]  |
 +| [[:William Symonds]]  | Chief Development Officer  | [[Gilead Sciences]]  |
  
 ===== External links ===== ===== External links =====
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 +  * [[https://covidtruthinitiative.ca/en/Organizations/Tekmira-Pharmaceuticals|COVID Truth Initiative]]
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 +==== Further reading ====
  
   * [[https://liamsturgess.substack.com/p/follow-the-patents-lipid-nanoparticles|Follow the Patents: Lipid Nanoparticles and COVID-19 Genetic Vaccines]] by [[:Liam Sturgess]]   * [[https://liamsturgess.substack.com/p/follow-the-patents-lipid-nanoparticles|Follow the Patents: Lipid Nanoparticles and COVID-19 Genetic Vaccines]] by [[:Liam Sturgess]]
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