In seeming opposition to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s support of a proposed compulsory World Trade Organization intellectual property (IP) waiver on COVID-19-related medical products, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris signed onto the G20’s May 21 Rome Declaration that commits the member countries to work to defeat the pandemic within the current flexibilities of the TRIPS agreement by promoting voluntary IP licensing agreements, technology and knowledge transfers, and patent pooling on mutually agreed terms.
With the intense focus on developing COVID-19 diagnostics, sequencing tools, vaccines and treatments, the pandemic is having an outsized impact on the global development of drugs and devices to treat other diseases. Recent data show that more than 1,000 clinical trials worldwide remain disrupted by COVID-19, including 60% of the non-COVID-19 trials being conducted in the U.S., as funding and other resources continue to be directed toward ending the pandemic.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Anthem, Clinical Enterprise, Diversa, Edwards Lifesciences, Eurofins, Grupo Suprimed, Humacyte, Indica Labs, Inspire MD, Inspire Medical Systems, Mdxhealth, Neovasc, Novacyt, Sanuwave, Viracor.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Acupath Laboratories, Advanced Human Imaging, Carestream Health, Caris Life Sciences, Essenlix, Haliodx, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Labcorp, Max Pharma, Micron Medical, Recuro Health, Roche, Supdoc, Test Today USA, Xphyto.
As infections and deaths continue to surge in some countries so does the demand for unfettered access to the technologies behind COVID-19 vaccines and other medical products. In seeking that access, several countries are stressing the need to develop their own manufacturing capacity as they look beyond the current pandemic.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Breegi Scientific, Lifesignals, Mindpeak, Tasso.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Avisa Diagnostics, Binx Health, Bio-Teche, Discovery Life Sciences, Fogchain, Medline Industries, Seegene, Sherlock Biosciences, Targos Molecular Pathology, Teleflex, Water Street Healthcare Partners.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Boston Scientific, Diadem, Heartflow, Novocure, Stratus Medical, Ultromics.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Amazon, Amwell, Cerus, Ellerca, Outset Medical, Quidel, Roche, Signify Health.
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