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Prediction #5: “Southeast Tech leaders to organize a blockbuster regional tech conference”

January 30th, 2017
Industry Spotlight, MMM Tech Perspectives

By John Yates & David Calhoun / Corporate Technology Group – Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

We’ve just completed a strong year for technology companies in the Southeast – with the wind at our backs moving into 2017. It’s realistic to predict another very strong year for technology entrepreneurs in Atlanta and the Southeast. In light of MMM’s deep involvement in the Southeastern tech community, we’re sharing with you a series of predictions for 2017.

Here is the final prediction of our Top 5 Predictions in 2017 for the Atlanta/Southeast Technology Community:

Prediction #5: Southeast Tech leaders to organize a blockbuster regional tech conference

2017 is the

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Prediction #4: “Atlanta positioning to become global blockchain capital”

January 23rd, 2017
Bitcoin, FinTech/Payments, MMM Tech Perspectives

By John Yates & David Calhoun / Corporate Technology Group – Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

We’ve just completed a strong year for technology companies in the Southeast – with the wind at our backs moving into 2017. It’s realistic to predict another very strong year for technology entrepreneurs in Atlanta and the Southeast. In light of MMM’s deep involvement in the Southeastern tech community, we’re sharing with you a series of predictions for 2017.

Here is the fourth of our Top 5 Predictions in 2017 for the Atlanta/Southeast Technology Community:

Prediction #4: Atlanta positioning to become global blockchain capital

In 2017, a bright spot for

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Prediction #3: “VC Investment to remain sluggish – with a positive twist”

January 20th, 2017
MMM Tech Perspectives, Venture Capital

By John Yates & David Calhoun / Corporate Technology Group – Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

We’ve just completed a strong year for technology companies in the Southeast – with the wind at our backs moving into 2017. It’s realistic to predict another very strong year for technology entrepreneurs in Atlanta and the Southeast. In light of MMM’s deep involvement in the Southeastern tech community, we’re sharing with you a series of predictions for 2017.

Here is the third of our Top 5 Predictions in 2017 for the Atlanta/Southeast Technology Community:

Prediction #3: VC Investment to remain sluggish – with a positive twist

In contrast to

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FDA Releases Guidance for Biosimilar Data and Names

January 13th, 2017
IP/Patents/Trademark, Life Sciences/Pharma, Patents/IP

The end of 2016 and start of 2017 found the FDA releasing guidance documents for biosimilar products that detail the conduct and analysis used for clinical pharmacology studies and how to name biosimilar products that are seeking FDA approval under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BCPIA).  The clinical pharmacology guidance (released in December 2016) provides recommendations for studies that assess the presence or absence of clinically meaningful differences between the proposed biosimilar product and the U.S.-licensed reference product.

In keeping with previous biosimilar guidance from the FDA, the December 2016 guidance document reaffirms the “totality of evidence”

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Top 5 Predictions for 2017 – Atlanta/Southeast Technology – #1

January 11th, 2017
MMM Tech Perspectives

By John Yates & David Calhoun / Corporate Technology Group – Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

We’ve just completed a strong year for technology companies in the Southeast with the wind at our backs moving into 2017. Our law firm closed more than 50 tech M&A and growth equity/venture capital financings in the last 12 months, so we’ve witnessed a number of entrepreneurial successes in 2016.

Optimistic 2017 for Atlanta/SE Tech — Heading into the new year, the unknowns are greater than ever, but if the momentum continues, it’s realistic to predict another very strong year for technology entrepreneurs in Atlanta and

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