Year: 2026

KEI Comments on NIH Exclusive License to OncoVanta for Cell Therapies for Cancer

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

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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…

KEI’s briefing note on SCCR/48/3, the March 18, 2026 version of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty Text

Posted on by James Love

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On May 8, KEI published KEI Briefing Note: 2026:4, Comments on SCCR/48/3, the March 18, 2026 version of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty Text. KEI-BN-2026-4

Save the Date – 21 May 2026 – The future of the WHO EML and access to novel medical technologies

Posted on by Thiru

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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…

CDIP 36: Opening statement of Knowledge Ecology International

Posted on by Thiru

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On Monday afternoon, 4 May 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following opening statement at the 36th session of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property. For development, measures to address access to patented technologies are important, and…

KEI April 30, 2026 intervention at WHO IGWG/6 negotiation on Pandemic treaty Annex to PABS

Posted on by James Love

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These were my notes from KEI’s intervention on April 30, 2026. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments. This morning, we received the latest version of the Annex. It was 7882 words and 17 pages long, with 450 brackets,…

KEI CFIUS petition objecting to Paramount Global financing commitments from foreign sovereign investors to support a proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. (and impact on CNN, CBS, etc)

Posted on by James Love

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KEI-CFIUS-Paramount-Global-22April2026 I. PETITION Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) respectfully petitions the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), pursuant to Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. § 4565) and…

KEI Comments on NIH Prospective License to Perpetual Biosciences

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

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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.…

KEI Comments on Exclusive License to Kyverna Therapeutics

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

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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…

KEI oral intervention – IGWG 6 – Session with Relevant Stakeholders – 25 March 2026

Posted on by Thiru

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On Wednesday morning, 26 March 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral intervention on the PABS Annex drawn from these notes. The onscreen text that the Secretariat just shared for the PABS Annex includes a number of references…

Delhi High Court approves the sale of biosimilar nivolumab in the public interest

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On Monday, 12 January 2026 a division bench of the Delhi High Court comprised of Justice Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla approved the sale of a biosmilar version of nivolumab, a cancer drug marketed by the firm Zydus…