pharmaceutical industry

Food and Drug Law Institute

The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) is a US non-profit organisation established in 1949 to facilitate public discussion and education on laws, regulations and policies affecting health care technologies, food and cosmetics. Its website covers the FDLI's activities, which include organising conferences and course and publishing titles such as the Food & Drug Law Journal and the yearly FDA Directory. Contents and abstracts from the Food & Drug Law Journal are available, together with a few open access articles. E-learning resources can be accessed for a fee, via the Virtual Learning page.

Research guide on TRIPS and compulsory licensing:access to innovative pharmaceuticals for least developed countries

Online guide focusing on the legal and economic factors preventing poorer countries gaining access to innovative drugs, by patent attorney Do Hyung Kim. Pubished on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, it gives background information about the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and looks at the problems of compulsory licensing, such as the risks of arbitrage and counterfeit drugs.

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