2020: USTR takes aim at Europe over pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies

On 31 March 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its 2020 National Trade Estimates Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). As USTR notes, in “accordance with section 181 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by section 303 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 and amended by …

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KEI Europe comments on the EU’s cancer roadmap

KEI Europe response to the European Union’s cancer roadmap 3 March 2020 Cell and gene therapies are among the more promising innovations to treat cancer. Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (“CAR T” or “CAR T-cell”) treatments involve a combination of  procedures that take place both in and outside of the body. Blood is taken from a …

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January 2020: European Commission publishes its Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries

On 8 January 2020 the European Commission published a “Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries.” The objective of this report is to “identify third countries in which the state of IPR protection and enforcement (both online and offline) gives rise to the greatest level of concern” (European Commission, …

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Letter to Italian Minister of Health in support of Dr Luca Li Bassi

On Thursday, 7 November 2019, 21 civil society organizations and 24 individuals including public health experts, and legal analysts sent a letter to Italy’s new Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza expressing support for Dr Luca Li Bassi, the current Director General of Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA). The pdf version of the letter can be …

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2019: USTR takes aim at European countries over pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies

On 29 March 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its 2019 National Trade Estimates Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). Every year, the USTR is tasked with submitting to the “President, the Senate Finance Committee, and appropriate committees in the House of Representatives, an annual report on significant foreign trade …

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16 Civil society groups write open letter to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros: Roadmap on Access to Medicines and Vaccines 2019-2023

UPDATE: On Wednesday, 15 August 2018, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus provided a response to the open letter on the Roadmap on Access to Medicines and Vaccines 2019-2023. The Director-General’s response can be found here: WHO DG letter to KEI 15 August 2018 Access roadmap On Friday, 3 August 2018, 16 groups sent an …

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Civil Society Asks Upcoming Austrian EU Presidency To Defend Access To Medicines

On 27 June 2018, a small group of activists and public health campaigners organized a demonstration in front of Austria’s Health Ministry. Banners displayed the following messages: “Austrian Presidency of the EU: put patients before profits”, “Pharma 3 – Patients 0”, and “Pharma score goals with high prices”. KEI Europe, along with 11 other groups …

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Commissioner Malmström’s response to Civil Society concerns over the Third Country Report on the Protection of IPRs

On 16 April 2018, KEI Europe and 32 groups wrote a letter to the European Commission’s Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, expressing concerns over the Commission’s plans to create an EU Watch List. In the letter, we noted that although the European Union has publicly reiterated its commitment to support the right of third countries to …

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Thirty-three civil society groups write to Commissioner Malmström expressing concerns over the European Commission’s plans to create an EU Watch List

On 16 April 2018, KEI Europe and 32 groups wrote a letter to the European Commission’s Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, expressing concerns over the Commission’s plans to create an EU Watch List. The letter states that “despite the European Union’s public pledge of support for third countries’ right to use the flexibilities of the TRIPS …

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European countries in USTR’s crosshairs over pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies

In March 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its 2018 National Trade Estimates Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). Every year, the USTR is mandated to “submit to the President,the Senate Finance Committee, and appropriate committees in the House of Representatives, an annual report on significant foreign trade barriers. The …

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