KEI letter to Roche requesting voluntary license to patents on risdiplam, a treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

This is a letter to Roche requesting a voluntary license to the patents on risdiplam, a treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

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This was the August 5, 2022 response from Roche.
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KEI wrote to Roche again on February 23, 2024, regarding efforts to manufacture generic risdiplam in South Africa.
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KEI wrote to Roche on February 26, 2024, asking for a voluntary license to manufacture generic risdiplam in South Africa.
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Roche wrote to KEI on March 19, 2024, rejecting the South Africa license request.
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KEI wrote to Roche on May 2, 2024, asking for a meeting at Roche Headquarters to discuss a voluntary license.
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Roche wrote to KEI on May 17, 2024, declining the meeting request.
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