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Beyond the university: UAEM’s international work

This seminar discusses UAEM's efforts in neglected disease research, open compound libraries, curriculum development, awareness campaigns, and patent pools for medicines. It also addresses metrics, national legislation, international agreements, and student empowerment.

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Beyond the university: UAEM’s international work

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  1. Beyond the university:UAEM’s international work Andrew Gray UAEM Introductory Seminar October 17, 2009

  2. Neglected disease research.

  3. Neglected disease research • Academic research on the problem • Open compound libraries (by donation) • Researcher community-building • Curriculum development • Creating grad student training opportunities • Awareness campaigns • Funding by governments and universities • Patent pools

  4. Patent pools.

  5. Patent pools • Too many patent-holders on related technologies means high cost of future innovation, and under-use of the patent • In a patent pool, all the patent rights are bundled and managed by a third party to provide “one-stop shopping”, with royalties paid to each contributor • Gave us the sewing machine, airplane, cell phone… • Can it work for medicines?

  6. Patent pools • Two major proposals so far • HIV drugs (UNITAID) • Neglected disease drugs (GlaxoSmithKline) • November 2009: Berkeley chapter to host a meeting, including universities, industry, and NGOs, to further develop the patent pool idea for medicines

  7. Metrics.

  8. Metrics • Metrics reported by most tech transfer offices? • Number of patents and licenses, royalty revenues • Growing movement in tech transfer community to broaden the scope • “Better Worlds Project”—stories • Proposal from UBC—points for Economic, Financial, Academic, and Social impact • UAEM’s Access Metrics Initiative

  9. National legislation.

  10. National legislation • Bayh-Dole Act in India and South Africa • Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime • USA: Generic biologic drugs

  11. International agreements.

  12. International • In 2006, the 59th World Health Assembly established an Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on Public Health Innovation Intellectual Property http://www.who.int/phi/en/

  13. International UAEM presence at IGWG meeting: • Resolution: Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property. • Advancement in negotiations of important issues • Recommendations on open licensing and other technology transfer provisions

  14. International The WHO Model Essential Medicines List: • Presents a list of minimum medicine needs for priority conditions • Priority conditions selected based on current and futurepublic health relevance • Includes such drugs as • Antibacterials, antivirals • Drugs for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, etc. • Symptomatic treatments e.g. painkillers • Diagnostic and procedural drugs e.g. anesthetics WHO, 15th List, 2007

  15. International • UAEMers contributed to successful lobbying efforts to add two drugs to the EML • Cholestrol-lowering agent simvastatin • March 2007 • Acid inhibiting agent omeprazole • May 2009 Sandeep Kishore & Ben Herbstman, Tri-I

  16. Studentempowerment.

  17. Student empowerment • Annual conference • Web site • Educational tools: handouts, presentations… • Campaign tools: posters, stickers… • Strategic advocacy training • New chapter support

  18. Let’s review: • Access gap • Global access licensing at universities • Technology transfer metrics • R&D gap • Awareness, student training, facilitating basic research • Patent pools • Policy • National legislation • International agreements • Student empowerment

  19. Questions?

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