On August 27, 2018, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) filed comments to the NIH regarding the prospective grant of two separate exclusive licenses to Sinotau Pharmaceutical Group and Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. (MTTI),… Continue Reading →
Proposals for Reforms: Pricing, innovation and access to biomedical productsKEI Briefing Note: 2026:5James LoveKnowledge Ecology International (KEI)August 27, 2026 (revised August 29, 2026)KEI-BN-2026-5
On May 20, 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Engineered Cell Therapies for the Treatment… Continue Reading →
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) will convene a side event entitled, “The future of the WHO EML and access to novel medical technologies”. The panel will take place in the Henry Dunant Room at the International… Continue Reading →
On April 20, 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the NIH regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF) Peptides and Use for Treating Retinal Degeneration” (91 FR 16205) to Perpetual Biosciences, Inc.… Continue Reading →
On March 2, 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: In Vivo Manufactured Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Products for the Treatment or Prevention… Continue Reading →
On October 20, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the NIH in response to the Federal Register notice titled, “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Substituted Quinoline Analogs As Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1A1 Inhibitors” (90 FR 47782) The… Continue Reading →
On October 14, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) provided the NIH with comments regarding the “Prospective Grant of Exclusive License, Inter-Institutional Agreement-Institution Lead: Development of Zika Virus Strains for Use in Oncolytic Therapy” (90 FR 46414) to Advocate Aurora Research… Continue Reading →
On September 24, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International submitted comments to the NIH regarding the “Prospective Grant of an NCI Exclusive Patent License: Use of Anti-Mesothelin Immunotoxins for the Treatment of Mesothelin-Expressing Cancers” (90 FR 43617) to Lysin Therapeutics. Although the… Continue Reading →
On July 28, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for records concerning the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Orphan Products Grant Program. The program (administered by the FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD))… Continue Reading →
On June 2, 2025, KEI submitted comments regarding Neurala Bio being granted an exclusive license by the NIH for “c-Abl Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitory Compound Embodiments and Methods of Making and Using the Same” (90 FR 21054). KEI’s primary concern as… Continue Reading →