Brazil, Egypt, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, and Thailand comprise the bureau of WHO’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention,agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

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On 1 December 2021, the special session of the World Health Assembly adopted a decision launch intergovernmental negotiations to draft and negotiate a WHO convention,agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response; this signaled the intent of… Continue Reading →

Pfizer Agrees to International Reference Pricing in US Government Contract for COVID-19 Therapeutic

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

Published in an article by Sydney Lupkin of NPR, the Pfizer-US government contract for the COVID-19 therapeutic Paxlovid contains terms of interest in broader drug pricing discussions. The Pfizer contract includes a “Most Favored Nation Clause” (H.7), which provides that… Continue Reading →

EB150: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International KEI on the Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property

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On Saturday, 29 January 2022,Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property at the 150th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board. Access to… Continue Reading →

EB150: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) on the Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

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On Wednesday, 26 January 2022, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and WHO’s roadmap for the global… Continue Reading →

EB150 – Statement of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) on Public health emergencies: preparedness and response

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On Wednesday, 26 January 2022, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on a possible pandemic treaty at the 150th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board. The WHO negotiations on a pandemic treaty are not a quick… Continue Reading →

Xtandi Bayh-Dole Rights Case: Memorandum in Support of Prostate Cancer Patient Petition Asking HHS to Use the US Government’s Rights in Patents to Enable Generic Competition

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(For more information, please see the Xtandi: 2021-2022 request page) A January 25, 2022 Knowledge Ecology International “Memorandum in support of the petition to HHS to exercise the march-in or paid up royalty right in patents on the prostate drug… Continue Reading →

KEI Comment to the NIH Regarding Exclusive License of Anti-Viral Prevention and Treatment

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On Wednesday January 12, 2022, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding a prospective exclusive, sublicensable license to the University of Louisville Research Foundation (ULRF), for “Griffithsin Compositions for Treatment and Prevention of… Continue Reading →

December 15th 10AM – Briefing on Xtandi March-in Request

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Update: Video recording of the press briefing available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwqUl7NLMXo) December 15th 10AM – Briefing on Xtandi March-in Request Supporters of the march-in petition to lower the cost of the prostate cancer drug Xtandi will host a virtual press conference… Continue Reading →

Eric Sawyer December 13, 2021 Petition to HHS on Xtandi March-in Case

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

On December 13, 2021, Eric Sawyer filed this petition with the Department of Health and Human Services, asking to join an outstanding march-in petition on the patents for the prostate cancer drug enzalutamide, sold under the brand name Xtandi by… Continue Reading →