Business FAQ
Deals & Licensing
- BiomedtrackerAnalysis of major events (deals/alliances, progress updates, patents, regulatory approvals) in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
- BloombergUse BI PHRMG 1096 to search for licensing deals by company or drug. Focuses on large companies.
- CB InsightsTracks high-value private companies ranging from early-stage companies funded by angel investors, government grants and incubators to private equity and venture capital backed firms to under the radar mid-market private companies
- MeddevicetrackerAnalysis of major events (deals/alliances, progress updates, patents, regulatory approvals) in the medical device and diagnostics sectors.
- PitchBookInvestment trends and transactions in private equity and venture capital sectors, as well as public company information. Includes profiles of companies and investors with financial and deal information.
Patents
- Derwent Innovations IndexSearch more than 11 million patent records from 40 worldwide patent-issuing authorities. These include the US Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office, PCT (WO) applications and the Japanese Patent Office.
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)Includes TIFF images of every patent issued by the United States (1790 forward), as well as searchable HTML full text of all patents since 1976. TIFF images can be assembled into downloadable PDF files using a free patent fetcher.
- Patent LensBy CAMBIA, an independent, international non-profit institute. This search engine retrieves biotechnology patents, with links to PDFs from the U.S., Europe, Australia and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Business Research Librarian
Marcella Barnhart
Contact:
Lippincott Library
Van Pelt/Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street
2nd floor, room 256
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Van Pelt/Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street
2nd floor, room 256
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-8755
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