Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) filed comments with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on March 16, 2022 regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapies (CAR-T) That are Specific to… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday July 9, 2021 regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Monospecific… Continue Reading
(Update: The NIH provided responses to our comments on April 5, 2021 – 86 FR 10092 Response and 86 FR 10081 Response) On Friday March 5, 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institute of Health (NIH)… Continue Reading
On August 14, 2020, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) submitted comments to the NIH’s “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Allogeneic Therapy Using Chimeric Antigen Receptors Targeting GPC3” (85 FR 45912). The… Continue Reading
On June 15, 2020, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatments (UACT) submitted joint comments to the National Institutes of Health regarding two prospective exclusive patent licenses: “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and… Continue Reading
Joint Comments Regarding “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of CD19/CD22 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Therapies for the Treatment of B-Cell Malignancies[,]” 85 FR 328 On January 21, 2020 five groups and two individuals filed comments… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 31 October 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) hosted the eighth trilateral symposium jointly convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The theme of this year’s symposium was ” “Cutting-Edge Health… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: As noted in the comments below, the NIH provided a response to the joint comments submitted on September 5, 2019, well in advance of the close of the comment period on September 15, 2019) On September 19, 2019, Knowledge… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: The NIH provided responses to our comments on August 14, 2019: 84 FR 33272 Response and 84 FR 33270 Response) On Monday July 29, 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted joint comments to the NIH on behalf of KEI,… Continue Reading
On Friday, 24 May 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) will convene an expert panel, “Assessing the implications of developments in cell and gene-based therapies (including CAR T and CRISPR): What role should WHO should play?” from 12h30 to 14h30 in… Continue Reading