Year: 2025

KEI Comments on NIH Exclusive License to Sangam Lifesciences for Drug Delivery Platform

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

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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…

Save the Date – 22 May 2025 – Workplan for WHO and member states to improve the Transparency of the Value Chain for Biomedical Products

Posted on by Thiru

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On Thursday, 22 May 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) will convene a side event entitled, “Workplan for WHO and member states to improve the Transparency of the Value Chain for Biomedical Products”. The panel will take place in the Henry…

CDIP 34: The United States opposes WIPO’s implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted on by Thiru

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In recent discussions at the 34th session World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), the United States of America expressed its antipathy to WIPO’s engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The United States expressed…

The cost of trials used to support the initial FDA approval of risdiplam (Evrysdi)

Posted on by James Love

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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

WHO Pandemic agreement text as of Wednesday, 16 April 2025 at 1:57 CEST

Posted on by Thiru

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On Wednesday morning, 9:03 CEST, the World Health Organization (WHO) circulated the Proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement, ONSCREEN text reflecting progress up to Wednesday, 16 April 2025 at 01:57 CEST, to non-State actors in official relations with the World…

WHO Pandemic agreement text as of Saturday, 12 April 2025 at 09:05

Posted on by James Love

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This is the pandemic agreement text, as of today. Negotiations are resumed Tuesday, but this is what people expect to be in the fine agreement. Green is supposed to mean the text is final. The EU still not in agreement…

WHO Pandemic Treaty – Onscreen text of the proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement as of Friday 11 April 2025 at 00:03 CEST

Posted on by Thiru

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At 10:42 CEST on Friday, 11 April 2025, the WHO Secretariat circulated the ONSCREEN text reflecting progress up to Friday, 11 April 2025 at 00:03 CEST to non-State actors in relation with WHO. The link to the latest test is…

Save the Date – INB 13 – 9 April 2025 – Perspectives on Article 11 – Transfer of technology and know-how for the production of pandemic‑related health products

Posted on by Thiru

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On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and Medicines Law & Policy (ML&P) will convene a hybrid side event in Salle W1 at the Geneva headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 13:00 CEST to 14:30 CEST…

8 April 2025 WIPO side event at SCCR 46 – Copyright and AI – It’s not just about the cultural industries

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KEI’s slide presentation: kei-wipo-8april2025 Title: Copyright and AI – It’s not just about the cultural industries Date: Tuesday, 8 April 2025 Time: 13:30 CEST to 15:00 CEST Location: Room B, WIPO Registration link: https://wipo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/fy_TVEbvTzW8QiV0cz4rKA Convener: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) On…

Roundtable on negotiating text for a WIPO Broadcast Treaty, April 3, 2025

Posted on by James Love

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(UPDATE: A recording of the event is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNw57Jps7z8) KEI will host an informal roundtable on the WIPO broadcast treaty text that will be discussed at the WIPO SCCR 46 meeting from April 7 to April…