On March 11th 2021, Biolyse Pharma (“Biolyse”) issued a statement publicly indicating their capacity to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine and their intent to apply for a compulsory license in Canada. Biolyse is a Canadian manufacturer of cancer drugs based out… Continue Reading →
On June 2, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) offered comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: c-Abl Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitory Compound Embodiments and Methods of Making and Using the Same”… Continue Reading →
On May 7, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Size-Dependent Brain and Lymphatic Distribution of Macromolecular Drug Delivery Platform” (90 FR 16878) to… Continue Reading →
Cost of initial risdiplam trials The cost of trials used to support the initial FDA approval of risdiplam (Evrysdi) KEI Research Note 2025:2 James Packard Love April 23, 2025
The USTR Special 301 Committee presented KEI with four questions in follow-up to our earlier comments. Below are the questions and KEI’s responses, also available as PDF: KEI-Responses-to-Hearing-Questions-2025-Special-301 KEI Responses to Hearing Questions – 2025 Special 301 Review (docket number… Continue Reading →
Introduction In January 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) introduced a new NIH Intramural Research Program Access Planning Policy (“IRP Access Planning Policy” or “Policy”). An NIH web page provides links to several documents describing the policy: https://osp.od.nih.gov/policies/innovation-and-translation#tab1/ The… Continue Reading →
On December 26, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Anti-KK-LC-1 T Cell Receptors for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 99888) to StraightLine… Continue Reading →
On December 17, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) provided comments to the National Institutes for Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Vaccine Augmented Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 95224) to… Continue Reading →
On December 5, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the “Prospective Grant of Exclusive License, Inter-Institutional Agreement-Institution Lead: Peptides and Peptide Microarrays for Detection and Differentiation of Antibody Responses to Ebola… Continue Reading →
On November 1, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted a proposal for the addition of risdiplam to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicine (EML). You can access the full proposal here: risdiplam2WHOEML1Nov2024 The EML, updated every… Continue Reading →
Comment on proposal by several countries to add language clarifying references to MAT or VMAT on the transfer of technology or know-how is without prejudice to other measures KEI Briefing Note 2024:2A James Love Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) May 21,… Continue Reading →