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Considering All Sides of Medicines Patents

There have been wide-ranging debates about the introduction of patents on pharmaceuticals in developing countries. On the one hand, it has been....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Patenting and Covid-19 Vaccines

Patents have had an important role in organising the collaborations that led to the development and commercialization of COVID-19 vaccines.....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Life Sciences: Trade Secrets and Data

Life science reporter Adam Houldsworth explains in this article that the pandemic has made it more important than ever to prevent the....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Healthcare Needs More Diverse Experts To Guide Innovation

According to Silicon Valley Bank, total healthtech investment in 2020 was $15.3 billion, compared to just $10.6 billion in 2019. While....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

100% Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades

Innovative industries are working on a more sustainable way to produce energy. One example is LM Wind Power, one of the world’s largest makers....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

South Africa: Covid Vaccine Manufacturing

To battle COVID-19, the world will need vaccines. Expanding global manufacturing capacity is part of ensuring there are enough to go around.....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Call for Applications: 2021-22 Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowships

The Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School invites applications for a....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Eight steps to secure trade secrets

Following the whitepaper on “Reasonable steps” to protect trade secrets, (you can find a brief overview and the link to the paper here,....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

“Reasonable steps” to protect trade secrets: Leading Practices in an Evolving Legal Landscape

Protecting companies’ confidential business and technical information – “trade secrets” – is becoming a major priority of the private....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems