KEI Comments on NIH Exclusive License to Autala for Autoimmune Treatment

On September 3, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the NIH regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Dimethyl Synaptamide for the Treatment of Autoimmune Disorders and Inflammatory Diseases” (89 FR 66730). The Federal Register notice… Continue Reading

KEI letter to the NIH regarding need for better reporting on the utilization of licensed inventions and access in developing countries

The PDF version of the letter has all tables and footnotes: KEI-NIH-28Aug2028 August 28, 2024 Abby Rives, JD Division Director Technology Transfer and Innovation Policy National Institutes for Health Vladimir Knezevic, MD Senior Advisor for Commercial Evaluation Technology Advancement Office… Continue Reading

KEI Submissions to the NIH on the Draft NIH Intramural Research Program Policy: Promoting Equity Through Access Planning

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy (OSP) posted a Request for Information (RFI) on the Draft NIH Intramural Research Program Policy: Promoting Equity Through Access Planning. The draft policy seeks, “to promote access to products stemming… Continue Reading

KEI Comments on NIH License to McSAF for Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Cancer

Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) offered the following comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) for Targeting CD56-Positive Tumors” (89 FR 40495) to McSAF Inside Oncology SAS (McSAF).… Continue Reading

KEI Comments on NIH Exclusive License to INTcRON

On Tuesday June 4, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: T Cell Receptor Fusion Proteins for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 43859) to… Continue Reading

KEI Comments to the NIH on Exclusive License to UK Firm Poolbeg Pharma

On April 8, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the prospective grant of an exclusive license to Poolbeg Pharma Limited, a UK-based company. The license concerns, “Adoptive T Cell Therapy Products… Continue Reading

KEI Comments to the NIH License on Gene Therapy to Marble Therapeutics

Today Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Vaccine Augmented Adoptive Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 8438). The wordwide, exclusive license… Continue Reading

KEI and Public Citizen Joint Comments on NIH License to Leyden for Coronavirus Treatment

On November 3, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and Public Citizen (PC) submitted joint comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent Commercialization License: Human Monoclonal Antibodies That Broadly Target Coronaviruses” (88 FR… Continue Reading

KEI Comments Regarding NIH Proposed License T Cell Cancer Therapy to Moonlight Bio

On October 12, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) filed comments regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Engineered T Cell Therapies for the Treatment of Cancer” by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to… Continue Reading