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:
Friday, 04 May 2007 Knowledge Ecology International Statement by James Love, +1202.361.3040, "Brazil's decision to issue a compulsory license on the patents for the AIDS drug efavirenz is an important first step to implement the Doha Declaration’s requirement that the… Continue Reading
(When the shoe was on the other foot, Abbott asked for a compulsory license, while criticizing Thailand for issuing compulsory licenses) On the 12th of January 2007, Abbott Laboratories lost a bid in a U.S. District Court (the Western District… Continue Reading
Monday, 30 April 2007 “The sanctioning of countries for using legitimate and important flexibilities in the TRIPS agreement brings shame to all U.S. citizens who are increasingly seen in Thailand and elsewhere as bullies and hypocrites.” The following is the… Continue Reading
Monday, 30 April 2007 “The sanctioning of countries for using legitimate and important flexibilities in the TRIPS agreement brings shame to all U.S. citizens who are increasingly seen in Thailand and elsewhere as bullies and hypocrites.” The following is the… Continue Reading
Michel Lotrowska, a musician and health activist in Brazil, posted this informative note on Brazil’s latest announcement that it was considering a compulsory license on patents for a medicine — in this case, efavirenz, the BMS/Merck AIDS drug marketed by… Continue Reading
On Friday, March 16, KEI organized a briefing in the U.S. Capitol on Thailand’s recent compulsory licenses on three drugs; two for HIV/AIDS (Merck’s efavirenz (Stocrin) and Abbott’s lopinavir + ritonavir (Kaletra)) and one for heart disease (Sanofi’s clopidogrel (Plavix)). … Continue Reading
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
March 2, 2007 Secretary of the Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines (2007)Department of Medicines Policy and Standards (PSM)Health Technology & PharmaceuticalsWorld Health OrganizationCH-1211 Geneva 27Switzerland Via e-mail: emisecretariat@who.int RE: Request for changes in the WHO Model… Continue Reading
February 16, 2007 Senator Susan Collins461 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.Washington, DC 20510 Senator Joseph Lieberman706 Hart Senate Office Bldg.Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senators, The undersigned organizations are writing to express their support for the FederalResearch Public Access Act and to… Continue Reading