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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, Jr.]] 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]]. | 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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| ==== Ebola ==== | ==== Ebola ==== |
| | [[:Keith Manchester]] | Board member | [[:QVT Financial]] | | | [[: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]] | | | [[: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]] | | | [[:Mark Murray]] | Chief Executive Officer | [[:Crohn's & Colitis Foundation]] | |
| | [[:Michael Sofia]] | - | [[Gilead Sciences]], [[:International Society for Antiviral Research]], [[:Drexel University]] | | | [[:Michael Sofia]] | - | [[Gilead Sciences]], [[:International Society for Antiviral Research]], [[:Drexel University]] | |
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| ===== External links ===== | ===== External links ===== |
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| | * [[https://covidtruthinitiative.ca/en/Organizations/Tekmira-Pharmaceuticals|COVID Truth Initiative]] |
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| ==== Further reading ==== | ==== Further reading ==== |
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| * [[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]] |