The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to waive COVID vaccine intellectual property protections—and many stakeholders are upset about it. Yes, the COVID vaccine IP waiver …
The COVID vaccine IP waiver is not a good idea – here’s why Read More »
The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to “a waiver of certain requirements concerning compulsory licensing for COVID-19 vaccines.” However, the waiver of COVID vaccine IP …
WTO agrees to COVID vaccine IP waiver – here’s what we know Read More »
One of the key lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the need to strengthen government support for biotechnology, with direct funding but also through …
Top officials share a key COVID lesson: Governments must support biotech Read More »
High-level representatives of countries around the globe are gathering today and tomorrow in Sweden’s capitol for Stockholm+50, to discuss the challenges facing the planet—just as they …
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a hearing on Thursday promised the Senate Agriculture Committee that his office is working to ensure Mexico continues to accept …
Vilsack tells Senate gene-edited corn exports to Mexico will continue Read More »
Air pollution, which caused more than 12% of premature deaths in 2019 according to a recent article in The Lancet Planetary Health, is also responsible …
Air pollution increases severity of COVID and causes premature deaths Read More »
The United States is the world leader in biotechnology, but the country wasn’t always on top, and there’s obviously no guarantee it will stay there. …
BIO expert: China pushes WTO IP waiver to gain tech access Read More »
“There are many challenges about misinformation out there,” says Uwimana Pelagia, Community Health Officer at the Ruhuha Health Center in Rwanda. For instance, she says …
World leaders, meeting virtually Thursday, committed an additional $3.2 billion in support to address the challenge of COVID and renewed their commitments to fighting the …
World leaders renew commitments to fighting pandemic at COVID-19 Summit Read More »
A record-breaking heatwave is threatening to scorch India’s wheat harvest, CNBC reported. This is only a glimpse of what is to come if countries do …
Heatwave batters India’s wheat crop, adding to urgency of biotech solutions Read More »
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property and Protection and Enforcement, released last week, is encouraging for calling out China’s …
USTR puts China on Priority Watch List, but still supports waiving IP protection Read More »
