Posts Tagged ‘vaccine’
BIO: Where things stand with TRIPS waiver
BIO: Where things stand with TRIPS waiver It’s been a while since we’ve talked about what’s going on at the WTO. Here’s the latest news—and why the proposed waiver of vaccine IP is still a bad idea. The status: The World Trade Organization is still considering a proposal backed by India and South Africa (and…
Read MoreVaccine patent waiver breaks faith with American companies, stifles innovation
Vaccine patent waiver breaks faith with American companies, stifles innovation NCBIO is extremely disappointed that the Biden administration has chosen to support waiving critical intellectual property protections for U.S. COVID-19 vaccines. This decision, known as a TRIPS waiver, breaks faith with American innovators, punishes the ingenuity of our life sciences industry and will delay the…
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