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COVID ‘Compromise’ on International IP Underscores Need for New Approach

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It only narrowly modifies compulsory licenses of patents covering COVID vaccines. Moreover, it imposes additional restrictions on use of compulsory licenses. Physical products like vaccines do not neatly fit this definition. The compromise excludes diagnostics, treatments, and PPE.

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

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Legally speaking, patent pledges are comparable to the open source software licenses that underlie much of the world’s technology infrastructure and the Creative Commons licenses that make billions of online images, videos and other content freely available (both discussed here ). Tesla and Toyota) to software (e.g,

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COVID-19: An integrated healthcare system is the way forward

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Government & Policy Network Infrastructure Telehealth Workflow With dozens of healthcare facilities across the UAE, the country’s healthcare system is evolving faster than elsewhere in the world says Christian Schuhmacher, CEO of King’s College Hospital London in Dubai.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – September/October

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In addition to definitions of chromatographic features, the revision to General Chapter 2.2.46. Since health authorities have not yet published guidelines for a comprehensive control strategy specific to microbiological topics for ATMPs, it is up to the individual ATMP sponsor or license holder to apply these compendial references properly.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – July and August 2023

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Definitions. World Health Organization (WHO) Medical Product Alert N o 5/2023: Substandard (Contaminated) Syrup Medicines, 19 July 2023 Medical Product Alert N o 5/2023 refers to a batch of substandard (contaminated) Naturcold Syrup identified in Cameroon and first reported to WHO on 13 March 2023. How to make the submissions.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – July/August

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Health Canada is warning consumers about counterfeit BTNX Rapid Response COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits (25-pack boxes) found in Ontario. The counterfeit devices were sold online by a distributor named Healthful Plus without the required license to import, distribute, or sell medical devices in Canada.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2024

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Given that sildenafil was not marketed as a dietary supplement or as food before Viagra was approved, the “WeFun” product is excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement (i.e., The glossary was originally published in 2014 and has been used to define excipient terms and acronyms commonly found in IPEC guides.

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