Signed, Sealed, Weekend — May 15

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Check out the news of the week:

· The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has named Domitille Baizeau, partner at LALIVE in Geneva, as its new co-chair, alongside the also newly elected Victor Dawes SC, senior counsel at Temple Chambers in Hong Kong.Baizeau and Dawes will succeed David W. Rivkin and Rimsky Yuen, whose term as HKIAC Co-Chairs concludes on 30 June 2026.

· 908 Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: MASS) completed the acquisition of Swiss-based Nirlab SA for a combination of cash and stock, including earn-out consideration. In connection with the deal, Homburger advised the buyer, while Wenger Vieli represented the selling part.

· Kellerhals Carrard advised Swiss biotech startup Alp Bio AG throughout closing of a USD 2.2 million pre-seed funding round.