Beur schreef op 17 oktober 2019 08:48:
According to US court documents obtained by The Australian Financial Review,
CSL Behring accused Dr Chiao of emailing to his personal account and downloading to a thumb drive thousands of CSL Behring files of highly sensitive information about therapy outcomes, product development and business strategies.CSL outlined that in the weeks leading up to September 23 when Dr Chiao resigned, he took confidential information from CSL servers. It noted that Dr Chiao played a central role in the development and medical affairs strategy associated with HAE therapies. Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare genetic condition that causes swelling under the skin and lining of the gut and lungs.
The biotech claimed that on Sunday, September 22, Dr Chiao copied about 60 folders to a portable USB drive, and several thousand documents were copied.
"There is no reason to believe that tens of thousands of documents may have been copied," the court documents said.
Dr Chiao has been suspended pending the outcome of the court hearing.
Pharming has a long-term partnership with the China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry – a Sinopharm company – for joint global development of new products, including those to treat haemophilia A.
CSL chairman Brian McNamee said on Wednesday that the $114 billion company takes intellectual property security very seriously, while delivering an upbeat outlook confirming full-year guidance and helping to push the stock to a record high.
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