KEI Submissions to the NIH on the Draft NIH Intramural Research Program Policy: Promoting Equity Through Access Planning

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy (OSP) posted a Request for Information (RFI) on the Draft NIH Intramural Research Program Policy: Promoting Equity Through Access Planning. The draft policy seeks, “to promote access to products stemming… Continue Reading

KEI Comments on NIH License to McSAF for Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Cancer

Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) offered the following comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) for Targeting CD56-Positive Tumors” (89 FR 40495) to McSAF Inside Oncology SAS (McSAF).… Continue Reading

KEI Comments on NIH Exclusive License to INTcRON

On Tuesday June 4, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: T Cell Receptor Fusion Proteins for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 43859) to… Continue Reading

KEI Comments to the NIH on Exclusive License to UK Firm Poolbeg Pharma

On April 8, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the prospective grant of an exclusive license to Poolbeg Pharma Limited, a UK-based company. The license concerns, “Adoptive T Cell Therapy Products… Continue Reading

KEI Comments to the NIH License on Gene Therapy to Marble Therapeutics

Today Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Vaccine Augmented Adoptive Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 8438). The wordwide, exclusive license… Continue Reading

KEI and Public Citizen Joint Comments on NIH License to Leyden for Coronavirus Treatment

On November 3, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and Public Citizen (PC) submitted joint comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent Commercialization License: Human Monoclonal Antibodies That Broadly Target Coronaviruses” (88 FR… Continue Reading

KEI Comments Regarding NIH Proposed License T Cell Cancer Therapy to Moonlight Bio

On October 12, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) filed comments regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Engineered T Cell Therapies for the Treatment of Cancer” by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to… Continue Reading

KEI Comments on NIH License to EnZeta Immunotherapies for Solid Tumors

On August 28, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) provided comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) objecting to the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Manufacture, Distribution, Sale and Use of T-Cell-Based Immunotherapies for Solid Tumors” (88 FR… Continue Reading

KEI August 18, 2023 Comments to the NIH licensing practices highlight failure to enforce Section 209 restrictions on exclusivity, transparency concerns, and KEI’s past engagement

As a part of the workshop hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on July 31, 2023 on the topic of, “Transforming Discoveries Into Products: Maximizing NIH’s Levers to Catalyze Technology Transfer,” the NIH solicited public comments. In addition… Continue Reading