Recent Developments

South African Company nears License to sell J. & J. Covid Shot across Africa

The South African drug maker Aspen Pharmacare announced on Tuesday that it was finalizing the first agreement to control production of a....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Artificial intelligence-created medicine to be used on humans for first time

A drug molecule "invented" by artificial intelligence (AI) will be used in human trials in a world first for machine learning in medicine.....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

5G IP makes best with Patent Platform and Technology Investment

Mr. Jang-Hwa Leu, the Director General of Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs Taiwan, indicated that the semiconductor....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Novo Nordisk Foundation awards DKK 128 million for an innovation platform at Denmark’s university hospitals

Innovation should be a fully integrated part of Denmark’s healthcare system, both in cultural and operational terms, and researchers should....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

ITU – Digital Transformation for cities and communities webinar, 6 December 2021

The accelerated digital transformation has also increased the risk of cyber security threats. As IoT deployment becomes more frequent and....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Q&A with Denise Bierman

Innovation Council sat down with Denise Bierman, the Founder and CEO of Fontis Organic Skinfood, a premium high performance botanical skinfood....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Brazilian Patent Law Changes to Patent Term

Innovation Council is monitoring changes to the Brazilian Patent Law. The recent Supreme Court ruling, published on May 12, 2021, finding that....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

Unprecedented: The Rapid Innovation Response to COVID-19 and the Role of Intellectual Property

On 26 November the new research report about the role that intellectual property played in the development, manufacturing, and global....

Posted in: IP Management

Last Chance to Apply: Call for Applications for 2022-2023 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowships

The Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School invites applications for a....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems