Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the WHO roadmap on access to medicines, vaccines and health products (agenda item 5.7.1) on Tuesday evening, 29 January 2019 during the 144th session of WHO’s Executive Board. The WHO Roadmap… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) will make the following intervention on agenda item 5.5.3 titled “Preparation for the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on universal health coverage.” Currently, WHO member states are involved in intense negotiations on a draft resolution… Continue Reading
Attached are the slides from a presentation in Rome at the Agenzia Italiana Del Farmaco (AIFA) for a workshop on CAR-T in operation: Challenges and Perspectives. James.Love.KEI.CART.Rome.24Jan2019-final
On 18 December 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a “Technical report on Pricing of cancer medicines and its impacts” (hereinafter referred to as the “WHO Cancer Report”). The mandate for the WHO Cancer Report emanates from operative paragraph… Continue Reading
KEI filed this today, regarding a Federal Register request for comments (83 FR 57790) on the negotiating objectives for a U.S./UK trade agreement. KEI-US-UK-15Jan2019-statement-request2testify
KEI filed comments on the NIST Draft Green paper on the return from investment on federally funded R&D (See: https://www.keionline.org/29518). We expect the comment period to be extended, but filed this on January 9, 2018, as an initial submission. KEI-comments-NIST-SP-1234-ROI-9Jan2018… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: The NIH provided a response to our comments on February 4, 2019) On January 7, 2019, KEI and MSF (Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières USA) submitted comments to the Federal Register notice (83 FR 65696) on the “Prospective Grant… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: The NIH provided a response to our comments on January 11, 2019) On Monday January 7, 2019, KEI submitted joint comments on behalf of Health GAP, Social Security Works, the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment, and Professor Brook Baker… Continue Reading
KEI Comments on Medicare Programs: International Pricing Index Model for Medicare Part B Drugs (CMS-5528-ANPRM) Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) is a non-profit organization that focuses on the management of knowledge goods, including new drugs, vaccines and other medical therapies. Much… Continue Reading
In December 2018, the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards (NIST) published NIST Special Publication 1234, “Return on Investment Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation” as a draft Green Paper. According to the initial release, before the government shutdown, comments… Continue Reading