One of the characteristics we have seen in our analysis of COVID-19 contracts is heterogeneity. The Bayh-Dole was enacted in 1980 to provide for uniform provisions on funding agreements regarding the ownership of inventions and the public’s rights. But for… Continue Reading
KEI is an accredited non-state actor at the World Health Organization (WHO). This was the oral statement we delivered during the resumed session of the WHA 73 in November 2020. Our statement focused on agenda item 11.9 – Global strategy… Continue Reading
On November 7, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted another COVID-19 vaccine contract: the $1 billion agreement between Janssen Pharmaceutical (a component of Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”)) and the U.S. government (through an intermediary called Advanced… Continue Reading
The resumed session of the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) meets this week from 9 November 2020 to 14 November 2020. As the Republic and Canton of Geneva has imposed a lockdown since 2 November 2020, the… Continue Reading
Moderna has attached three COVID-19 related contracts as exhibits to its SEC 10-Q form for the quarterly period ending in October 2020. The first is the contract between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Moderna for the… Continue Reading
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals failed to disclose U.S. government funding in a patent that claims antibodies against COVID-19. The obligation to acknowledge U.S. government funding in patents is required under an existing contract between Regeneron and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development… Continue Reading
KEI Research Note 2020:4 Regeneron failed to disclose BARDA funding in their REGN-COV2 patent Luis Gil Abinader October 20, 2020 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals failed to disclose U.S. government funding in a patent that claims antibodies against COVID-19. The obligation to acknowledge… Continue Reading
On Friday October 16, 2020, KEI filed a lawsuit (under the Freedom of Information Act) against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Army regarding requests for COVID-19 research and development and procurement contracts awarding hundreds… Continue Reading
On Friday, October 9, 2020, KEI filed a lawsuit in Maryland to obtain documents from five Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by KEI related to COVID-19. The cases involve the following issues. The complaint is attached below. FOIA… Continue Reading
United States of America Below are links to copies of the contracts entered into by the US government for technologies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. KEI is updating this page as we gain access to more contracts, and less redacted… Continue Reading