Prize4Life is an effort to accelerate treatments for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It was created by 32 year old Avichai “Avi” Kremer. According to news reports Kremer was diagnosed with ALS in 2004, and has only a few years to live. He started Prize4Life to raise money for prizes to stimulation research.
Here are some extracts from this moving story in the March 28 issue of the Boston Globe:
Knowledge Ecology International: Q&A Session on Thai White Paper (Facts and Evidences on the 10 Burning Issues Related to the Government Use of Patents on Three Patented Essential Drugs in Thailand) Geneva, Switzerland 8 March 2007 Thiru Balasubramaniam On Thursday,… Continue Reading
The following is the text of a letter to Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General Elect, World Health Organization (WHO), asking for a review of the Essential Drugs List (EDL) as it relates to patented products. Consumer Project on Technology http://www.cptech.org December… Continue Reading
Original page: http://www.cptech.org/ip/health/tamiflu/christinelagarde.html Christine LAGARDE asked to change EU “opt-out” of 30 August 2003 decision regarding imports of generic medicines manufactured under a compulsory license To: Christine LAGARDE, Ministre déléguée au Commerce extérieur, France From: Manon Ress and James Love,… Continue Reading
Schumer’s October 16, 2005 press release As Avian Flu Closes In On U.S., Schumer Calls For Immediate Action: Demands Suspension Of Tamiflu Patent So Vaccine Can Be Mass-Produced, Dramatically Increasing Supply Tamiflu, the Only Effective Treatment of Bird Flu in… Continue Reading
Original page: http://www.cptech.org/ip/birdflu/ustr-birdflu.html 14 October 2005 Honorable Rob Portman United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20508 Dear Ambassador Portman: We are writing to ask that the United States government address a mistake in trade policy that… Continue Reading
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William Patry, The U.S. Government and Copyright. The Patry Copyright Blog, May 4, 2005. Until 1960, the doctrine of sovereign immunity seemed to preclude recovery against the United States for infringement. This changed on September 6, 1960 when [the Congress… Continue Reading
The attached is a February 24, 2005 letter signed by 162 experts, asking the World Health Organization to Evaluate New Treaty Framework for Medical Research and Development The proposal for a Medical R&D Treaty (MRDT) was designed as an alternative… Continue Reading