MD Anderson teams with Eisbach on precision oncology and with Yingli on a five-year translational research effort. Moffitt inks tie-ups with Dyve and Turnstone.

In recent years, Russia has adopted IP reforms that bring its patent provisions closer to international standards, but enforcement remains problematic, as are dispute proceedings, in part because there’s a lack of trained judicial experts.

The Russian government’s aggressive plan to modernize the country’s pharmaceutical industry is stimulating entrepreneurial activities, as well as a flurry of deal activity between local and foreign companies. Many uncertainties remain about the potential opportunities, however, as foreign companies try to sort out changing regulatory and business dynamics.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment –In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type –Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing.