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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

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On October 8, 2020, Moderna, the maker of one of the first mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and the recipient of billions of dollars of U.S. government funding, announced that it felt “a special obligation … to use our resources to bring this pandemic to an end as quickly as possible.” Tesla and Toyota) to software (e.g,

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The European Commission’s New Compulsory Licensing Proposal: A Step Forward?

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The COVID-19 crisis demonstrated how the need for protecting and incentivizing innovation clashed with the need to make products widely available. To solve this tension, the Commission recognizes that patent law already offers a solution: compulsory licensing. This effort and the proposed legislation do not come as a surprise.

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Reasonable Pricing Clauses: A First Step Toward Ensuring Taxpayers a Fair Return on their Public R&D Investment

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By Nikhil Chaudhry and Reshma Ramachandran Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it had successfully included a reasonable pricing provision in a $326M investment contract with Regeneron for development of a next generation monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19. pharmaceutical market.

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Health Provider News

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health-tech startup MemoryWell pivots, eyes new funding to roll out software for insurers Department of Veterans Affairs health system kicks off multiyear Greater Washington expansion Georgetown to open Southeast D.C.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2024

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This standard is a globally recognized standard that provides guidelines for the governance and management of AI technologies. It provides a practical guide for the pharmaceutical industry on how to implement PACs within the framework of an effective Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) and in alignment with ICH quality guidelines.

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