U.S. investment in sensitive, cutting-edge research abroad would be more tightly controlled under the proposed National Critical Capabilities Defense Act. The bipartisan legislation would establish …
Bill would limit U.S. investment in foreign research Read More »
The United States government is under increased pressure from U.S. farmers to challenge Mexico’s impending ban on genetically modified corn that could “cost the country …
U.S. must challenge Mexico’s GM corn ban, say farmers and biotech industry Read More »
After the Uganda Virus Research Institute confirmed a case of the rare Sudan ebolavirus in a 24-year-old man in Mubende district, Uganda’s health authorities declared …
New Ebola outbreak highlights need for vaccines, therapeutics Read More »
After making the misguided decision to waive intellectual property (IP) protections for COVID vaccines, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is thinking about extending the waiver …
BIO: Expanding COVID IP waiver could harm US biotech companies Read More »
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) will change how patients, doctors, researchers, and policymakers access and use health data, and also affect companies operating in …
How the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will impact companies operating in the EU Read More »
Amid growing worries about a plan to broaden the WTO’s TRIPS waiver, which strips intellectual property (IP) safeguards for COVID technology, the House Ways & …
Ways & Means action seeks to highlight plans for an expanded TRIPS waiver Read More »
Even though the United States is still grappling with COVID infections that kill hundreds of Americans a day, President Joe Biden declared the coronavirus pandemic …
Biden says COVID pandemic is over; WHO hesitates Read More »
With Pakistan’s monumental floods and the crop-withering heatwave in China this year as examples of what to expect, a new UN report last week gave …
UN report warns humanity ‘going in wrong direction’ on climate change Read More »
Bringing together local and international business leaders, scientists, innovators, academics, and lawmakers, the fifth annual BIO Africa 2022 convention was held in the Durban International …
BIO Africa 2022: Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath’s opening remarks Read More »
When the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to waive patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines in June, the organization claimed the agreement “proved that WTO members …
Ignoring industry efforts and market risks, WTO considers another IP waiver Read More »
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday the formal establishment of a new billion-dollar pandemic preparedness fund. The financial intermediary fund (FIF) will invest …
World Bank, WHO establish new pandemic preparedness fund Read More »
