Access To Vaccines, Patents Growing Concerns, Panellists Say 10/06/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment LYON, France – At the Biovision life science forum looking into translating innovation into health-related solutions last week, a panel of speakers shared their experience about the global access to vaccines. Although vaccination coverage is on the rise and intellectual property has not been a major concern in the past decade for vaccines, patents may well become a barrier in the future, panellists said.
Biovision: Industry Vision Of Disruptive Innovation Focuses On Production 09/06/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment LYON, France – The opening plenary session of an annual industry forum on life sciences, focusing this year on immunotherapy and ageing, highlighted disruptive innovation as a way to address growing public health challenges. The concept, however, seems open to interpretation.
Fight The Fakes Campaign Grows, Now Includes Generics Companies 06/06/2014 by Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The Fight the Fakes campaign announced today the support of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association and 10 other new partners for its campaign to raise awareness worldwide about the dangers of fake medicines.
IP-Watch Interns Provide Fresh Perspective, Solid Reporting 04/06/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment This spring, Intellectual Property Watch has had the pleasure of welcoming three talented interns/researchers who have provided not only their expertise but their enthusiasm for all aspects of intellectual property and have made an excellent addition to the team.
WHO Bulletin Focusses On BRICS And Global Health 02/06/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The June edition of the World Health Organization monthly Bulletin is dedicated to public health and the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). That was a key issue of the recent World Health Assembly, as the emerging economies gain strength and coordinate their efforts to improve health access for their citizens, particularly as they graduate from global aid projects.
WHO Faces Big Impact On Workers, Costs As Polio Strategy Ends In 2018 30/05/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Health Organization faces a significant shift in its human resources status when polio eradication efforts come to an end in 2018, and so far, transition planning has been “sporadic and limited,” according to an independent study.
A Call For Health Research, Innovation In The Post-2015 Era 30/05/2014 by Joséphine De Ruyck for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment In the post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations members must explicitly support research and development, related policies and capacity building with special attention to the low and middle income countries, in order to advance global health targets, experts said at a recent event in Geneva.
Overview Of The Nutrition Debates At The 67th World Health Assembly 28/05/2014 by Maëli Astruc for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Reflecting its growing place on the international policy agenda, nutrition was a major focus of last week’s World Health Assembly.
Get Tested For Hepatitis C! – Interview With Abbott’s Gavin Cloherty 28/05/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Gavin Cloherty is associate director of scientific affairs at the US molecular diagnosis developer Abbott Molecular. Abbott has a long-standing history of developing tests for detecting and monitoring hepatitis, among other areas. With Intellectual Property Watch, Cloherty discussed the burden of hepatitis C, the process of diagnosis and the importance of diagnosis for curbing and treating the disease.
WHO Makes Headway On New Headquarters Building In Geneva 28/05/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment World Health Organization members last week approved a plan putting the UN health agency on track to renovating its headquarters in Geneva, reducing the number of buildings from 10 to three by eliminating the various longstanding temporary structures (including the restaurant) and constructing a new building adjacent to the existing main building. The main building also would be renovated.