The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) mission “is protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition through law enforcement, advocacy, research, and education.” https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/mission The advocacy role of the FTC includes to “Advance… Continue Reading
Today, eight non-governmental organizations sent the Biden Administration a letter of support for the administrative appeal of the request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use its rights in the patents on the prostate cancer drug… Continue Reading
In advance of the 76th World Health Assembly (21–30 May 2023), the World Health Organization (WHO) published a document (A76/INF./5) on 24 April 2023 entitled, “Voluntary contributions by fund and by contributor, 2022.” Total voluntary contributions to WHO’s Total General… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International conducted a review of contracts entered into by the US government concerning COVID-19-related treatments, diagnostics, vaccines, and other countermeasure-related technologies, regarding reference pricing clauses in the agreements. Of the 104 contracts reviewed, it is difficult to say… Continue Reading
On 17 April 2023, Knowledge Ecology International, delivered the following statement on proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations. Our statement focused on the Africa Group’s proposal on a new Article 13A on Access to Health Products, Technologies and Know-How… Continue Reading
Media coverage of the WHO pandemic treaty negotiations (on transparency and content) – March/April 2023 2 February 2023, Reuters, Draft WHO pandemic deal pushes for equity to avoid COVID ‘failure’ repeat, By Jennifer Rigby and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber. However, there will… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: A recording of the event is available on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qFgm-dohuU) Date: Thursday April 20, 2023 Time: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM EDT Knowledge Ecology International is hosting an online discussion of two Bayh-Dole safeguard related topics.… Continue Reading
On April 12, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Metarrestin and Its Analogs for the Treatment of Metastatic Cancers” (88… Continue Reading
Attached is an April 5, 2023 letter to the Biden Administration requesting a reversal of the United States’ position on restricting public access to the drafts of the negotiating texts of the WHO pandemic accord. The letter is signed by… Continue Reading
In February 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) circulated two memos providing analysis on the WHO INB. pandemic CA+ zero draft text. The first memo provides KEI’s take on Article 10 of the zero draft. The memo elaborates on thee provisions… Continue Reading