Biden Administration Backs Vaccine Intellectual Property Waiver
Biden Administration Backs Vaccine Intellectual Property Waiver
The move, which is not supported by the pharmaceutical industry, would allow other countries to design and manufacture COVID-19 vaccines without fear of litigation.
The move, which is not supported by the pharmaceutical industry, would allow other countries to design and manufacture COVID-19 vaccines without fear of litigation.
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US Looks to Block Chinese Grad Students’ and Researchers’ Visas
Ashley Yeager | May 28, 2020 | 2 min read
Administration officials and lawmakers say the move is to shore up national security threats, but university professors argue such cancellations represent targeted discrimination.
US-China Tensions Leave Some Researchers on Edge
Diana Kwon | Jun 7, 2019 | 8 min read
Changing policy has left academics uncertain about what is legal for foreign involvement in research, and increased hostility and bureaucracy have led students and scholars to seek opportunities elsewhere.
Chinese-American Scientist Societies Fear Racial Profiling
Ruth Williams | Mar 21, 2019 | 5 min read
Scientists argue that anti-Chinese political rhetoric and policies could harm US research.
Genomics Company Human Longevity Sues J. Craig Venter Institute
Ashley Yeager | Jul 23, 2018 | 1 min read
Genetics pioneer Craig Venter is not named as a defendant, but the company he founded alleges that he stole trade secrets.
How to Successfully Collaborate with Industry
Ashley P. Taylor | Mar 1, 2018 | 8 min read
In efforts to translate basic-science results into pharmaceuticals and other technologies, success cannot be taken for granted.
Neurologist Reveals Insider Information
Edyta Zielinska | Nov 26, 2012 | 1 min read
A Michigan University clinical researcher allegedly supplied a fund manager with information about drug trial results that the fund used to rake in more than $270 million.
Sanofi Thief Reprimanded
Jef Akst | May 8, 2012 | 1 min read
A former Sanofi research scientist is sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets.