Additional views from the virtual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected business practices and lessons learned for the future.

The Bayh-Dole act of 1980 facilitated deal-making between private-sector firms and research institutions, largely seeding the US biotech industry. Plus, an overview of the latest tech transfer deals.

Tetraphase's plan to downsize may put the company on the same path as now-bankrupt Achaogen. Also, Bain raises $900m for its second life science fund, Provention calls off post-ADA offering and Oncologie raises $80m series B.

Five-year collaboration will analyze data from thousands of cancer patients to optimize immunotherapy treatment and develop PET imaging tracers to stratify clinical trial participants. Also, MD Anderson starts 2019 with three new agreements.