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This is a report from the FDA on 2011 new molecular entities (NMEs) approvals, through June 6, 2011. The total number of FDA approvals during that same period was 150. So far, 16 NMEs have been approved in five months, a sharp increase in approvals over the same period 2010.

6 NMEs NDAs were considered priorities
8 NDAs that were considered standard approvals
2 BLA (biologic products) that were not classified.

• NMEs were 10.7 percent of all approvals.
• The NME priority NDAs were 4 percent of FDA approvals.

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On Wednesday, 25 May 2011, the 129th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board approved Decision, EB129(8) on “WHO reform for a healthy future”. Reproduced below is the text of the Decision which is yet to be published on the WHO website in all 6 UN languages.

EB129(8) WHO reform for a healthy future

The Executive Board,

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KEI has received a copy of a May 16, 2011 letter from Karl De Gucht to Andris Piebalgs, which discusses (1) the EU-India FTA, and (2) Relations between IPR and development policies. Continue Reading →

On Thursday, May 26, 2011, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced two bills in the United States Senate that would de-link R&D costs from drug prices. The bill names and numbers are as follows:

• The Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act: S. 1137
• The Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act: S. 1138

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At 18:30 Geneva time on 25 May 2011, during the 129th session of the WHO Executive Board, the EB is considering the following draft decision on WHO reform.

Chair’s text, based on draft proposed by Ecuador

The 29th [sic] Executive Board,

(OP.1) DECIDES to establish an incremental, transparent, Member-State driven and inclusive consultative process comprising of the following elements:

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24 May 2011

NGO letter on Conflicts of Interest, Future Financing, Reform and governance of the WHO.

Dear Members of the Executive Board,

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WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization

SCP/16/8 PROV.
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
DATE: MAY 20, 2011

Standing Committee on the Law of Patents

Sixteenth Session
Geneva, May 16 to 20, 2011

SUMMARY BY THE CHAIR

Agenda Item 1: Opening of the session

1. The sixteenth of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) was opened by Mr. James Pooley, Deputy Director General, who welcomed the participants. Mr. Philippe Baechtold (WIPO) acted as Secretary.

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