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Recent Developments

How the Oxford COVID vaccine was made so quickly

This article examines the context in which the Oxford COVID vaccine was developed – such as the slow response to the Ebola outbreak – and....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Art exhibit on cell-based meat prompts mixed views

This article explores the mixed reactions to a new art exhibit commenting on lab-grown meat. The installation of steak grown from human cells at....

Posted in: Uncategorized

Singapore approves a lab-grown meat product

Singapore's Food Agency has approved for sale a lab-grown meat product, a global first. Read....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Semiconductors & the WTO

This report by the Semiconductor Industry Association argues that the steady opening of markets and leveling of the global playing field....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Analysis of patent “evergreening”

In this article, Professor Erika Leitzen argues that critics of so-called "evergreening" of healthcare patents have an ulterior motive: to deny....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

EU Commission adopts action plan on intellectual property

In late November 2020, the EU Commission published a new Action Plan on Intellectual Property to help companies, especially small and....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Vaccine manufacturing and distribution: WTO perspectives

Around the world, multiple vaccines against COVID-19 are on track for regulatory approval. Arriving at safe, efficacious vaccines of consistent....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

WIPO IP Diagnostic

This WIPO tool enables users to undertake a basic diagnostic of the intellectual property situation of their business. It is in the form of a....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Covid-19 vaccine stakeholders’ IP strategies

In this article, IAM examines the approaches taken by – and the issues facing – the leading companies in the race to find effective....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion