Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - Pistoia Alliance, Inc.
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This notice informs the public that Pistoia Alliance, Inc. filed updated membership notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission on January 20, 2026 under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The filing adds six new member organizations and removes two existing members from the collaborative research venture. The Act provides antitrust protections that limit potential damages in lawsuits to actual damages under specified conditions for participants in approved joint research projects. No changes were made to the group's research activities or objectives. The alliance, originally notified in 2009, continues to accept new members and will file future updates as membership changes.
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Key Changes
- Six new members added on January 20, 2026: Interstellar Life Science Consultants (Indian Rocks Beach, FL), Data Standards Decisions (Soroe, Denmark), CINforma Consulting (Radford, VA), Scilligence Corporation (Cambridge, MA), Cresset Biomolecular Discovery Ltd. (Litlington, UK), Astrix Technology Group (Red Bank, NJ)
- Two members withdrawn: Xponential (Hellertown, PA) and Galapagos (Mechelen, Belgium)
- Original notification filed May 28, 2009; first Federal Register notice July 15, 2009 (74 FR 34364)
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Obligations
What this law requires
File written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission when membership changes occur in the cooperative research venture
Disclose all changes in membership (additions and withdrawals of member organizations) in membership notifications filed under section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993
File updated notifications disclosing membership changes with sufficient detail to identify each new member organization, including name and location
Notify the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission of any withdrawals or departures of member organizations from the cooperative research venture
File additional written notifications disclosing all future changes in membership as they occur