Biopharma Team Bolsters Ranks for Safer Drug-Making Collabs
Published Date: 1/2/2026
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Summary
The Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium (BIOMAP) just added a bunch of new members from all over the U.S. and Canada to help boost their research teamwork. This update keeps their special legal protections against big lawsuits in place, so they can focus on making better medicines without worrying about costly legal battles. If you’re part of this group or interested in biopharma, keep an eye out because membership is still open and changes might keep coming!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Antitrust Damage Limit Extended for BIOMAP
On April 10, 2025 BIOMAP filed notifications to extend the protections of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 that limit antitrust plaintiffs to recovering actual damages under specified circumstances. If you are a member of the BIOMAP consortium, those statutory limits on antitrust recovery apply to the venture as disclosed in that filing.
New Members Added to BIOMAP Consortium
The notice lists new parties added to the BIOMAP consortium as of the filing, including CytoImmune Therapeutics, Inc. (Duarte, CA); Ecolab, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA); Evoworks Bio (Cambridge, MA); Sterling Wisconsin LLC (Germantown, WI); University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA); 375Sciences (Summit Point, WV); Ambient Biosciences (Ann Arbor, MI); CODEXIS, Inc. (Redwood City, CA); Jamison Case (Batesville, AR); WellPact LLC (Roaring Spring, PA); and others named in the notice. These entities have been added as parties to the venture.
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