On June 2, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) offered comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: c-Abl Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitory Compound Embodiments and Methods of Making and Using the Same”… Continue Reading
On May 7, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Size-Dependent Brain and Lymphatic Distribution of Macromolecular Drug Delivery Platform” (90 FR 16878) to… Continue Reading
Introduction In January 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) introduced a new NIH Intramural Research Program Access Planning Policy (“IRP Access Planning Policy” or “Policy”). An NIH web page provides links to several documents describing the policy: https://osp.od.nih.gov/policies/innovation-and-translation#tab1/ The… Continue Reading
On December 26, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Anti-KK-LC-1 T Cell Receptors for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 99888) to StraightLine… Continue Reading
On December 17, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) provided comments to the National Institutes for Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Vaccine Augmented Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 95224) to… Continue Reading
KEI-NIH-T-Cure-Biosciences22Oct2024 Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) objects to the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Anti-KK-LC-1 T Cell Receptors” (89 FR 81089) to T-Cure Biosciences, Inc. (T-Cure). Among other things, KEI said the NIH needs to be more forthcoming in… Continue Reading
On September 3, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the NIH regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Dimethyl Synaptamide for the Treatment of Autoimmune Disorders and Inflammatory Diseases” (89 FR 66730). The Federal Register notice… Continue Reading
The PDF version of the letter has all tables and footnotes: KEI-NIH-28Aug2028 August 28, 2024 Abby Rives, JD Division Director Technology Transfer and Innovation Policy National Institutes for Health Vladimir Knezevic, MD Senior Advisor for Commercial Evaluation Technology Advancement Office… Continue Reading
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