Recent Developments

Recent Trends in the WHO’s Essential Medicines List

While the number of patented medicines on the EML has increased in recent editions, the portion of the list currently under patent remains....

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U.S. patent chief warns against ‘drastic’ actions in light of COVID

A top U.S. official on Tuesday dismissed calls for countries to waive intellectual property protections on vaccines and other products to fight....

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E-commerce Story Pitch Contest

In this online pitch competition, three e-commerce companies from developing and least developed countries will pitch their story and will be....

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Collaboration to enhance availability of COVID-19 therapeutics

As of November 2020, at least 44 manufacturing and production deals for COVID-19 therapeutics around the globe were made public. A number of....

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Collaborations to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution

The need for rapid development and global distribution of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection has spurred a number of novel collaborations....

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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....

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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....

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Singapore approves a lab-grown meat product

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

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Semiconductors & the WTO

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

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