Pressure Mounts to Lift Patent Protections on Coronavirus Vaccines
President Biden and drugmakers are facing demands from liberal activists and global leaders to suspend intellectual property rights on the vaccines as the pandemic surges.
The debate on waiving an international intellectual property agreement that protects pharmaceutical trade secrets is both a political and a practical problem for President Biden, who has vowed to restore the U.S. as a leader in global health.Credit.Saul Martinez for The New York Times
Published May 3, 2021Updated May 17, 2021
WASHINGTON President Biden, faced with surging Covid-19 crises in India and South America, is under intensifying pressure from the international community and his party’s left flank to commit to increasing the vaccine supply by loosening patent and intellectual property protections on coronavirus vaccines.
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WASHINGTON (May 3, 2021) -Looking back on a year of unprecedented industry collaboration, discovery and achievement, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) has begun announcing the featured speakers at this year s BIO Digital, which runs June 10-11(pre-event) and 14-18 (live event), 2021.Attendees at this year s BIO Digital can expect a wide offering of programming centered around four key areas: How Biotech Changed COVID, How COVID Changed Biotech, Case Studies in Innovation and Bioeconomy in the Future. The virtual event includes two bonus days June 10-11 featuring the new Innovation Stage showcasing leading biotech regions, companies, patient groups, universities and more.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in March 2021 on a visit to the Aspen Pharmacare sterile manufacturing facility in the country s eastern province. Copyright: GCIS. (CC BY-ND 2.0). This photo has been cropped.
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