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
In advance of the September 2024 WHO pandemic negotiations (INB 11), Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Innovarte, and Medicines Law & Policy (ML&P) will convene a virtual panel entitled, “Reflections on the IP & Technology Transfer provisions of the WHO Pandemic… Continue Reading
On July 17, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) joined Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, Dr. Christopher Morten, and Dr. Reshma Ramachandran in submitting an amicus brief in the case of the Center for Investigative Reporting, et al. v. United States… Continue Reading
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
On 14 May 2024, the Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation (PAF) had their first hearing in their case against Abbvie at the Amsterdam District Court. The case concerns Abbvie’s pricing practices for its blockbuster drug Humira (adalimumab), one of the world’s best-selling… Continue Reading
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
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
On Tuesday, 28 May 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this constituency statement on behalf of KEI, Health Action International, Oxfam, World Blind Union, and the World Council of Churches on the following topic: Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and… Continue Reading
In a notice to the federal register, the NIH is announcing a new policy to address issues of access and equity in the licensing of NIH patented inventions. (The Federal Register notice is here. Secretary Becerra announcement is here). The… Continue Reading
On May 15, 2024, Health Policy Watch published the latest draft (as of May 10, 2024) of the WHO Pandemic Accord by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB). In order to provide a better understanding of what is and is not… Continue Reading