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

U.S. Government funding of Lilly’s LY-CoV555 antibody against COVID-19

Lilly recently requested an emergency use authorization for LY-CoV555, an antibody treatment candidate against COVID-19. Like other COVID-19 candidates, the discovery of LY-CoV555 was heavily supported by the U.S. government. The government of Canada has also awarded millions to manufacture… Continue Reading

KEI Comments Regarding NIH Exclusive License to RNAceuticals for Anti-HIV Antibodies

On July 27, 2020, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent Commercialization License: N6, a Novel, Broad, Highly Potent HIV-Specific Antibody and a Broadly Neutralizing Human Anti-HIV… Continue Reading

KEI and UACT Comments Regarding NIH Exclusive License to Retargeted Therapeutics for Cancer Treatment

Update: The NIH sent a response to our comments, available here. The response fails to address the glaring lack of information available regarding Retargeted Therapeutics. On June 8, 2020, Knowledge Ecology International and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT)… Continue Reading