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IFPMA and Speak Up Africa announce winners of Africa Young Innovators for Health Award

Innovation Council member IFPMA announces the first-ever winners of the Africa Young Innovators for Health Award at the official virtual....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Why trade secrets matter: Covid vaccine manufacturing scale-up and the WTO’s proposed IP waiver

Geneva Network is organising a discussion on the role of trade secrets in Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing. A panel of global experts, including....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Spotlight on Singapore: 10 Questions for Shiok Meats’ Ka Yi Ling

Innovation Council sat down with Ka Yi Ling, the CTO and Co-Founder of Shiok Meats, a cell-based meat and seafood company in Singapore. An early....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

The Africa Agri-Tech Development Forum: Financing the Future of Off-Farm Innovation in Africa

Over the course of four online events Innovation Council member Bobab brings together diverse groups of experts from business, academia and....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Waiving IP Rights: The Wrong Path to the Right Goals

Daniel J. Staudt, current President of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), explains in this article that waiving....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

WIPO Training: Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on IP for Women Entrepreneurs

Open for applications: WIPO women entrepreneurship program for members of indigenous peoples and local communities. The program supports....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Knowledge creates action – Invent Together

Invent Together is a coalition of organizations, universities, companies, and other stakeholders dedicated to understanding the diversity gaps....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Biotechnology applications poised for multi-sector growth across APAC

Biotechnology has fundamental applications across multiple sectors that are critical to the growth of economies around the Asia Pacific (APAC)....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Trade restrictions are delaying the COVID response. The WTO must act

Together with Thaddeus Burns, Innovation Council member Merck LF, Jennifer Brant has co-authored a paper on the delay in the COVID response....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies