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
Recent years have seen several blockbuster treatments enter the market, many rooted in publicly funded foundational and pre-clinical research, and benefiting from government subsidies. In particular, we have conducted extensive research on Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), which has regularly hit… Continue Reading
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder, with an estimated incidence of between one and two cases per 10,000 births worldwide. The most severe form of the disease – SMA Type I – previously had close to 95%… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments on Wednesday July 14, 2021 to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Adeno-Associated Virus Polynucleotides, Polypeptides and Virions” (86 FR 34246). The rights to technology… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday July 9, 2021 regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Monospecific… Continue Reading
On Friday July 9, 2021, Knowledge Ecology International submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Delivery of a Corrective Glucose-6-Phosphatase-Alpha Gene to Treat Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1a (GSD-Ia)… Continue Reading
Robert Sachs filed this petition with DoD, asking to join an outstanding march-in petition on the patents for the prostate cancer drug enzalutamide, sold under the brand name Xtandi by Astellas. The petition asks that that march-in be granted on… Continue Reading
On July 9, 2021, the Biden White House has issued an Executive Order on competition which includes opposition to the Trump effort to narrow Bayh-Dole march-in rights over pricing concerns. This is the first time since 1995 there has been… Continue Reading
On June 28, 2021, KEI sent a memorandum to Gayle E Smith (State), Eric Lander (OSTP), Loyce Pace (HHS) and Samantha Power (USAID), asking the U.S. government to clarify that its sanctions against Cuba do not extend to activities and… Continue Reading
On June 8, 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Methods and Compositions for Adoptive Cell Therapy” (86 FR 27852). The inventions to be… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on June 8, 2021 regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: P2Y14 Receptor Antagonists To Treat Kidney and Lung Inflammation” (86 FR 27858). The license… Continue Reading