Joseph E Stiglitz, American economist and professor at Columbia University, states that prizes should be favored over patents to reward and stimulate innovation. The uniqueness of the patent system referred…
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This paper was originally published by Hanqing Xue, Jie Li, Haozhe Xie, and Yadong Wang in Int J Biol Sci 2018; 14(10):1232-1244 under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Abstract Drug…
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This paper was originally published by Glenn P. Carroll, Sanjay Srivastava, Adam S. Volini, Marta M. Piñeiro-Núñez, and TatianaVetman in Drug Discovery Today Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2017, Pages 776-785 under…
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The story of Viagra’s patents and generic entry of sildenafil citrate is a valuable one because it covers many of the nuances of drug patenting and generic entry in the…
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Drugs can have many patents and regulatory protections Drugs can be covered by myriad patents and regulatory protections. Even Aspirin, which was first invented in 1853, has new patents. For…
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This is paper was originally published in BioMed Research International, Volume 2016, by Tomas Gabriel Bas and Carolina Oliu Castillo under a Creative Commons Attribution License Abstract The development of…
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Although many areas of contention exist in trade relations between the United States and China, ties are strengthening between the two countries, particularly in the areas of science and technology.…
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Headlines about high drug prices are nothing new. The high cost of bringing new drugs to market, plus high merger and acquisition activity in pharmaceuticals have led to price increases…
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India’s pharmaceutical industry has grown tremendously over the past thirty years and is now the world’s third largest drug producer as measured by volume. Hyderabad is one of India’s major…
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Combination products are a key aspect of personalized medicine, offering more targeted treatment to patients The era of personalized medicine approaches more closely with each passing day, and with it…
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