New National Intellectual Property Strategy for Barbados

Experts from the public and private sectors participated yesterday in a National Consultation on the Formulation of a National Intellectual Property Strategy for Barbados, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Business. Donville Inniss, the Minister of State in the Ministry of International Business said the strategy would assist in realizing the full [...]

Members of WHO Expert Working Group on R&D Financing announced

IP Watch reports that the World Health Organization has released a long-awaited list of high-level experts tasked with finding innovative funding mechanisms for needed medical research on neglected diseases. The list largely contains governmental and intergovernmental representatives.  The list of Expert Working Group members is available from the WHO website. This group will examine current [...]

Strong IP system boosts knowledge economy development

Strong intellectual property protection is essential to the economic growth of developing countries, according to a senior official with the World Intellectual Property Association.   “It is a myth and complete misunderstanding to think that IP protection is not important. It is relevant to all countries wanting to build up their economy,” stated the WIPO official. Ensuring strong [...]

Director of PAHO blogs about annual meeting, public health and innovation

The Director of the Pan-American Health Organization (Mirta Roses) stated in her blog that this year’s PAHO assembly would focus particularly on matters related to innovation and research.  ”Proposals for action to strengthen vital and health statistics, as well as the link between public health, innovation, and intellectual property, are part of our integral efforts to [...]

Cancer, cardiovascular and other Type 1 diseases will cause over three quarters of all deaths by 2030

Drug Policy Monitor Newsletter October 29, 2008 The global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization [1].  As populations age in middle- and low-income countries over the next 25 years, the proportion of deaths due to non-communicable diseases will rise significantly.  [...]

Biotech Innovation and the role of Intellectual Property

Not surprisingly, the recent crisis in global financial markets has been front page news for the past few weeks.  The Wall Street Journal and other major publications have noted that the impact of this crisis goes well beyond the stock market.  The Convergence Law Institute posted a number of comments in their blog about the impact of [...]