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  • Read more: Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the August 8th edition of the Petrie-Flom Center’s biweekly e-newsletter for the latest on events, affiliate news and scholarship, and job and fellowship opportunities in health law policy and bioethics.

  • Read more: The Revival of Phage Therapy to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance – Part II: What about patent protection and alternative incentives?

    The Revival of Phage Therapy to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance – Part II: What about patent protection and alternative incentives?

    By Timo Minssen Three days ago I commented on a couple of legal issues raised in the recent Nature report “Phage therapy gets revitalized”  by Sara Reardon. One challenge concerns the reluctance of pharma companies to broadly invest in the development of phage therapies. As pointed out in the report, this does of course very…

  • Read more: The Revival of Phage Therapy to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance – Part I: What are the legal implications?

    The Revival of Phage Therapy to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance – Part I: What are the legal implications?

    By Timo Minssen Last week I blogged about recent publications concerning the global battle against anti-microbial resistance (AMR). I did not mention a recent paper published in the June 2014 issue of Nature, which describes how European and U.S. researchers and authorities are increasingly considering clinical research in unconventional areas to fight AMR. The news-report…

  • Read more: The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: Important recent publications

    The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: Important recent publications

    By Timo Minssen One of my previous blogs discussed the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). I concluded that antimicrobial resistance is a growing and complex threat involving multifaceted legal, socio-economic and scientific aspects. This requires sustained and coordinated action on both global and local levels. A recent medical review on drug resistant tuberculosis supports…

  • Read more: Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the July 25th edition of the Petrie-Flom Center’s biweekly e-newsletter for the latest on events, affiliate news and scholarship, and job and fellowship opportunities in health law policy and bioethics.

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    Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the Friday the 13th edition of the Petrie-Flom Center’s biweekly e-newsletter for the latest on events, affiliate news and scholarship, and job and fellowship opportunities in health law policy and bioethics.

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    Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the May 30 edition of the Petrie-Flom Center’s biweekly e-newsletter for the latest on events, affiliate news and scholarship, and job and fellowship opportunities in health law policy and bioethics.

  • Read more: Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the May 16 edition of the Petrie-Flom Center’s biweekly e-newsletter for the latest on events, affiliate news and scholarship, and job and fellowship opportunities in health law policy and bioethics.

  • Read more: Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the May 5 edition of the Petrie-Flom Center’s biweekly e-newsletter for the latest on events, affiliate news and scholarship, and job and fellowship opportunities in health law policy and bioethics.

  • Read more: Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the latest news from the Petrie-Flom Center!

    Check out the April 18 edition of the Petrie-Flom Center’s biweekly e-newsletter for the latest on events, affiliate news and scholarship, and job and fellowship opportunities in health law policy and bioethics.