Recent Developments

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 combined. It not only threatens the loss...

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

11th Asia Regulatory Conference

The 11th Asia Regulatory Conference was recently held from 17-21 October 2022 by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations...

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Global Innovation Index 2022 – What is the future of innovation-driven growth?

WIPO has released the 2022 Global Innovation Index with Switzerland once again placing first, for a 12th year in a...

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Building Greater Resilience in Vaccine Manufacturing – McKinsey & Company

Preparing for the next pandemic is a priority for many national public-health leaders and requires them to lay the groundwork...

Posted in: IP Management

Where are U.S. women patentees? Assessing three decades of growth

The United States Patent and Trademark Office today released a new report, titled “Where are U.S. women patentees? Assessing three...

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Seminar hosted by the Geneva Network about Availability of COVID Solutions

On 5 October 2022, the Geneva Network organized a panel about the possible future implications of expanding the scope of the...

Posted in: IP Management

Geneva Network Analysis of the TRIPS Waiver

In the coming months WTO Members will continue to discuss whether to modify the TRIPS waiver that was agreed in...

Posted in: IP Management

Executive Order For Advancing Biotechnology And Biomanufacturing Innovation Signed By President Biden

On September 12, 2022, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and...

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Why the United States urgently needs patent subject-matter eligibility reform

The law is in a state of disarray that has led to inconsistent case decisions, deep uncertainty in the innovative,...

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Singapore’s Biomedical Cluster: Lessons From Two Decades of Innovation And Manufacturing Policy

Since 2000, Singapore has managed to shift its positioning from a pharmaceutical manufacturing outpost to a location for biomedical activities...

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

How Qualcomm Is Helping to Foster A More Inclusive Patent Ecosystem For All Inventors

The story of engineering breakthroughs by Qualcomm Incorporated and its affiliated companies (Qualcomm) – and the wireless revolution they’ve made...

Posted in: IP Management

Compilation of WIPO Case Studies on IP Management by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

The WIPO Secretariat has compiled a selection of case studies and success stories obtained from various areas of WIPO, that...

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies