Research and Development
IGWG 7: KEI proposed text for a PABS Annex
6 July 2026 Geneva Today, the WHO began another round of negotiations on the pandemic agreement. For some time, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) has taken the position that equity provisions should not be linked to access to PABS materials or… Continue Reading
U.S. legislative proposals requesting the National Academies study feasibility and benefits of de-linking pharmaceutical innovation from drug prices
U.S. legislative proposals requesting the National Academies study feasibility and benefits of delinking pharmaceutical innovation from drug prices KEI Briefing Note 2026:3 May 4, 2026 Zazie Huml KEI-BN-2026-3 Several members of Congress have asked the U.S. National Academies to study… Continue Reading
The cost of trials used to support the initial FDA approval of risdiplam (Evrysdi)
Timeline: Development of Risdiplam
KEI comment to USPTO on the need for a statutory experimental use exception for patents
The USPTO has a request for comment on the need for a statutory experimental use exception for patents. (89 FR 53963). The USPTO uploads the comments to Regulations.Gov, docket PTO-C-2024-0023. KEI filed comments on September 10, 2024: KEI-Experimental-use-exception-10Sept2024 September 10,… Continue Reading
INB11: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) – Legal architecture of the proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement
On Monday afternoon, 9 September 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this statement on the legal architecture of the proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement. KEI has an open mind regarding the appropriate nature of the instrument or instruments for… Continue Reading
Save the Date – 2 September 2024 – Reflections on the IP & Technology Transfer provisions of the WHO Pandemic Agreement
In advance of the September 2024 WHO pandemic negotiations (INB 11), Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Innovarte, and Medicines Law & Policy (ML&P) will convene a virtual panel entitled, “Reflections on the IP & Technology Transfer provisions of the WHO Pandemic… Continue Reading
WHO International Health Regulations: Of green, yellow, and messy
On Friday, 26 April 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) circulated the 72-page annotated on-screen Bureau text of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (WGIHR)to Member States. Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) has obtained a copy… Continue Reading
The Article 13 Express: WHA 77.1 – WHO Pandemic Agreement
On Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at 15:25 CEST, the WHO secretariat circulated an advance, unedited English version of the proposed draft WHO Pandemic Agreement; the WHO secretariat also circulated the accompanying draft resolution, WHA77.1 WHO Pandemic Agreement. For KEI’s analysis… Continue Reading