Knowledge Ecology International and 43 other health-care interested groups are calling on Congress to pass the CREATES Act. The CREATES Act, or the “Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017”, is a bipartisan proposal to speed… Continue Reading
November 14 to November 18, 2016 WIPO’s Page for the Meeting SCCR 33: Argentina, Colombia and Mexico – Note on the Draft Treaty to Protect Broadcasting Organizations SCCR33: Opening statement of the Asia Pacific Group (delivered by India) SCCR 33.… Continue Reading
This does not yet have links to the TPP11 negotiations and agreement, after the US left. The May 11, 2015 consolidated text on the Intellectual Property Chapter of the TPP, with country positions. August 4, 2015 Press Release The May… Continue Reading
The USTR’s Special 301 Report has been issued every year beginning in 1989. The Executive Summary of the 2009 report says: The “Special 301” Report is an annual review of the global state of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and… Continue Reading
More on Fabry here: https://keionline.org/fabry NIH rejects Fabrazyme March-In Petition December 7, 2010. Press release from Fabry patients: DHHS denies patient’s march-in request to end Genzyme’s rationing of treatment for Fabry Disease citing that FDA rules block manufactures from supplying… Continue Reading
(More on government funded inventions here: https://keionline.org/government-funded-inventions) On December 9, 2016, the U.S. Army announced its intent to grant an exclusive license to Sanofi on patents for a U.S. Army-developed Zika vaccine. KEI and various other non-profit groups have filed… Continue Reading
KEI needs your support. Donations to KEI are tax deductible, under 501(c)(3) of the US IRS code. To donate to KEI, you can use PayPal or a credit card: Alternatively, you can send us a check at our Washington, DC… Continue Reading
Dr. Diane Singhroy is the Scientific and Technical Advisor at Knowledge Ecology International (KEI). Prior to joining KEI Diane worked as a graduate student researcher in Dr. Mark Wainberg’s laboratory at the McGill AIDS centre studying drug resistant HIV and… Continue Reading
Claire Cassedy is Senior Researcher and Development Lead at Knowledge Ecology International. Prior to joining KEI in August 2013, Claire worked with several organizations including Global Zero, a nuclear nonproliferation nonprofit, and the North Carolina Democratic Party. She also previously… Continue Reading
Thiru Balasubramaniam is the Geneva Representative of Knowledge Ecology International. Mr. Balasubramaniam has represented KEI in various multilateral fora including the Marrakesh Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons… Continue Reading