Patents
Getting A Vaccine To The World
Eric Crampton, Chief Economist at the New Zealand Initiative joins us once again. Tonight he's asking if the idea to void vaccine patents will improve worldwide access to a covid vaccine in reality… Audio
Should patents apply to Covid vaccines?
There's concern in Europe over delays to Covid-19 vaccines, after manufacturers Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca both warned of production delays. That's led to legal threats by Italy and Poland and… Audio
Changes to patent law could prove costly for inventors
An intellectual property expert is warning inventors to protect their intellectual property, as a new regulation covering patents begins to take effect. Audio
Protecting India's traditional medicine
Nicola Twilley's been having a play with Google's Smart Reply, a predictive email response system driven by AI. And drug companies patenting traditional medicines and how India is fighting back. Audio
Patents, Pills and the Press - Dr Thomas Owen
The role of patents and access to medicine is making headlines, as a TPP deal was reached in Atlanta this morning. One man who has been looking at the global campaign for access to medicines is Dr… Audio