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Introductory Materials on nonpatent incentives for global pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical Innovation, Competition and Patent Law by Call Number: K1519 .D78 P53 2013ISBN: 9780857932457Publication Date: 2013-07-30Considering the arguments from the perspectives of innovation, competition law and patent law, this book explores the difficult question of balancing protection with access, highlighting the difficulties in harmonization and coordination. The contributors
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nonpatent innovation incentives
nonpatent market-based incentives
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nonpatent intellectual property regime
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alternate funding mechanisms
"Health Impact Fund"
“push” programs
public subsidies of biomedical research
public subsidies of clinical trials
“pull” programs
impact-based rewards
royalty-based rewards
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- Choosing the right incentive strategy for research and development in neglected diseases Stephen M Maurer aBrief overview of alternative funding mechanisms and some of their drawbacks
- Grootendorst, P., Hollis, A., Levine, D. K., Pogge, T., & Edwards, A. M. (2011). New approaches to rewarding pharmaceutical innovation. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal, 183(6), 681–685. http://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.100375Related articles:
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- Kaplan, W., et al. "Priority medicines for Europe and the World 2013 update." World Health Organization (2013).See entry on Google scholar for citing articles and related articles.
