Resources and Recent Developments

Recent Developments

Why Voluntary Licensing is Best for Increasing Access to Medicines

The Geneva Network recently published analysis about the benefits from voluntarily licensing in the health space. The author argues that....

Posted in: Patents to protect IP

Can Stem Cell Meat Save the Planet?

Singapore allows meat grown from stem cells in laboratories to be marketed and eaten by consumers. It is the first country in the world....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

EPO Launches Clean-Energy Platform to Support Researchers

Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), the EPO today launched a new Clean Energy platform designed to support....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

EU Global Health Strategy

The Commission adopted on November 30 a new EU Global Health Strategy to improve global health security and deliver better health for all in a....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

AI and the Bio-Pharmaceutical Sector

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently hosted discussions about the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Diagnostics And The TRIPS Agreement

FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, seeks to ensure equitable access to reliable diagnosis across the world. They connect patients,....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Biovac and IVI Enter Deal to Develop Oral Cholera Vaccine

The experience of Biovac, a public-private vaccine developer and manufacturer that was founded in 2003 in South Africa, gives a sense of how....

Posted in: Technology and Knowledge Diffusion

Green Technology Book 2022

The Green Technology Book was launched by WIPO at the recent COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. This resource presents a range of innovative....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Panel Discussion on Antimicrobial Resistance & One Health for AMR Awareness Week

The World Health Organization reports that antimicrobial resistance records more deaths annually than road accidents and cancers....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals