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Written by: Kristina Lybecker Published: March 16, 2012 Compulsory licensing threatens pharmaceutical innovation On Monday, India’s Controller General of Patents authorized Natco Pharma, an Indian company, to produce and sell a generic copy of Bayer’s patented cancer drug... More » Tags: Articles, Compulsory licensing, India, innovation, Intellectual property	Written by: Kristina Lybecker Published: December 22, 2011 The Economics of Access to Medicines: Meeting the Challenges of Pharmaceutical Patents, Innovation, and Access for Global Health Neglected diseases impose a tremendous burden on global health. One that is disproportionally borne by the poor and vulnerable. Each year more than 18... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Global, Global health, innovation, Intellectual property, Research papers
Written by: Steven Lott Published: October 28, 2011 WIPO Re:Search initiative to drive R&D in Neglected Tropical Diseases The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently announced the launch of Re:Search – a new consortium where public and private sector organizations... More » Tags: Articles, Global, Global health, innovation, Intellectual property, Neglected tropical diseases	Written by: Susan Huggett Published: June 10, 2011 CBO report: further restricting DTC advertising may be bad for public health Guest blog by Susan Huggett, President of Torre Lazur McCann Canada Periodically, there have been calls for greater limits on direct to consumer (DTC) advertising... More » Tags: Access to medicines, Articles, DTC advertising, innovation, USA
Written by: Steven Lott Published: March 29, 2011 Medical Advances have helped to cut cancer death rate Medical innovation, improved access to treatment and new treatment protocols have helped to significantly cut death rates from cancer in the U.S. over the past few... More » Tags: Articles, Cancer, innovation, NCDs	Written by: Steven Lott Published: February 14, 2011 East-Asian economies lead 2010 growth in patent filings, innovation According to a recent report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the number of international patent filings under the Patent Cooperation... More » Tags: Articles, Asia, innovation, Intellectual property
Written by: Steven Lott Published: January 17, 2011 In 2010, Rx drugs account for smallest proportion of Canadian health spending growth New medicines are often blamed for being a major health cost driver in Canada but the reality is that they account for a relatively small proportion of health care... More » Tags: Articles, Canada, Health policy, innovation	Written by: Steven Lott Published: January 11, 2011 The Promise of American Medical Innovation Ahead of its symposium Wednesday (Medical Innovation at the Crossroads: Choosing the Path Ahead), the Council for American Medical Innovation... More » Tags: Articles, innovation, USA
Written by: Steven Lott Published: November 23, 2010 Honoring Science, Technology and Innovation Earlier this week, President Obama awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to 13 individuals and one research team... More » Tags: Articles, Diabetes, innovation, NCDs, USA	Written by: Steven Lott Published: October 14, 2010 First WHO report on NTDs highlights ongoing commitment of innovative drug companies The World Health Organization today released their first report on neglected tropical diseases – diseases that affect mainly poor people and cost billions of... More » Tags: Articles, Global, innovation, Neglected tropical diseases