Today we're asking Prof. Dr. Walter Van Dyck, Director of Healthcare Management Centre, Vlerick Business School:
"Is intellectual property a barrier to access?".
IP is the key driver of innovation. It has enabled unprecedented collaborations between biopharmaceutical innovators and governments, universities and other research partners to speed up progress on hundreds of potential COVID-19 treatments, diagnostics and vaccines for patients.
Repeat failures put the brakes on research until the pharma industry regrouped in a new, non-competitive, way.
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The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) represents the pharmaceutical industry operating in Europe. Through its direct membership of 37 national associations and 40 leading pharmaceutical companies, EFPIA is the voice on the EU scene of 1,900 companies committed to researching, developing and bringing to patients new medicines that will improve health and the quality of life around the world.