intellectual property

Commissioners Quinn and Kroes team up to create a more inclusive European Research Area

On 17 July, the European Commission adopted two important policy papers: one on the European Research Area, and the other on open access to scientific information. These two papers are a bold move to increase confidence in the cost effectiveness of public funding for research. The European Research Area Communication concentrates on five priority areas: More effective research systems – ensuring that funding is allocated on a competitive basis to the best and most productive (...)

The Global Healthcare Summit 2012: November 29 -30, London

What are the universal issues uniting healthcare professionals and policy-makers globally? How are people and organisations coming together and creating innovative solutions to major healthcare challenges? How will different healthcare players benefit from this? These and many other questions will be debated at the inaugural Global Healthcare Summit taking place on November 29th and 30th 2012 in London. Global Healthcare Summit that is taking place on November 29th and 30th 2012 in London (...)

Save the date (June 6th)- Lunch debate on “Opening up medical research data for an ethical and efficient EU policy”

The Health Action International (HAI) Europe (1), and the Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (2) are co-ordinating a lunch debate on the subject of “Opening up medical research data for an ethical and efficient EU policy.” The debate will feature Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Ludwig, Chairman at the Drug Commission of the German Medical Association, and Dr. Peter Gøtzsche, Director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre as well as responses from the European Commission, the European Ombudsman and (...)

Consultation on the application of the Directive on Intellectual Property Enforcement

The European Commission asked for stakeholder views on its report on the application of the Directive on Intellectual Property Enforcement. The consultation asked stakeholders for their views on the enforcement of Application of Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. This is particularly relevant for medicines and other pharmaceutical products. The consultation was closed at the end of the March and the results of will feed into the Commission’s (...)

"Medicines in Europe: Politics, Patents & Promotion Student Workshop"

EPHA member HAI Europe annouces a student workshop in Amsterdam on 2 April 2011. Attention students: HAI Europe invites you the workshop "Medicines in Europe: Politics, Patents & Promotion Student Workshop" on 2nd April in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Participation and lunch are free of charge. Register with Membership@haieurope.org before 31st March. Students registering in advance can have their train ticket reimbursed (to a maximum of 20 EUR) to attend the workshop. See the (...)

IP isn’t working - NGOs and MEPs call for new methods of medical innovation

The current Intellectual Property based model of medical innovation has created a lack of public health-driven medical innovation, as well as lack of global access to essential medicines. This was the conclusion of a medical innovation conference, held at the European Parliament. In the EU and around the world, governments are facing the growing cost of health care of which medicine prices are an important factor. To respond to global health needs new models of affordable and socially (...)

How does European trade policy impact on public health?

Belgian organisation "Action Platform for Health and Solidarity" organised a conference in the Belgian Senate to debate the impact of European trade policy on public health from a global perspective. This intervenes in a context in which the free trade agreements the European Union is negotiating with countries in the South can threaten the right to health. The Belgian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence organised a conference on the impact of European trade policy on (...)

The Seventh Global Health Policy Forum: Global Health Communication, Action for Global Health`s policy report and the 63rd World Health Assembly.

The Seventh Global Health Policy Forum took place on 15 April 2010 at DG Development. It presented the Communication on "The EU Role in Global Health", the newest Action for Global Health`s policy report "2010: Reality Check", as well as an agenda for the upcoming 63rd session of the World Health Assembly. EPHA’s Frazer Goodwin co-chaired the Forum. The Communication "The EU Role in Global Health" On 31 March 2010 the Communication on the European Union`s role in global health was (...)