The pharma and biotech industry is waiting with bated breath for the decision from the US Supreme Court over a contentious case involving Amgen. The result of the SCOTUS decision could have a huge impact on drugmakers’ profits, commercial strategy, and industry innovation.

Private Company Edition: In recent weeks, 19 companies disclosed venture capital funding of $20m or more, including FogPharma with a $178m series D round and Apogee’s $169m launch. Also, Avalon BioVentures spun out of Avalon Ventures with a $135m fund.

High court will consider the standard for determining if a patent covering a group of related chemicals is enabled in Amgen v. Sanofi. It denies Juno petition seeking review of standard for written description of an invention in CAR T-cell patent suit against Kite.

Teva’s carve-out fight with GSK over generic Coreg will see the Solicitor General weigh in. Amgen and Juno’s patent petitions remain pending, and the high court stays a Federal Circuit decision invalidating Novartis’ Gilenya patent.