OECD Forum on Medicines for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Hotels van Oranje, Noordwijk-aan-Zee, the Netherlands, 20-21 June 2007

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14-Jun-2007

Infectious tropical diseases exact a heavy toll on families, societies and economies, particularly in developing countries. The World Health Organisation estimates that one billion people suffer from these dieases, but there are few new  treatments or cures. 

OECD calls on governments to clamp down on counterfeiting

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04-Jun-2007

Governments should work more closely with companies and strengthen enforcement to fight the rising global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods, according to a new OECD report.

OECD countries agree Guidelines on licensing of healthcare genetics

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01-Mar-2006

OECD member countries have adopted an agreed set of Guidelines for the Licensing of Genetic Inventions used in healthcare, in a move designed to help people benefit more widely from advances in genetics while making research and innovation faster and more efficient.

OECD launches sites for each of its member countries on www.oecd.org

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21-Apr-2005

These sites are a one-stop-shop for OECD work on member countries. You will find the publications and documents published on each member country, useful information on the national delegation and the country profiles which provide 100 key indicators.

Biotechnology and Sustainability: The Fight Against Infectious Disease

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25-Apr-2003

This booklet describes how biotechnology and genomics science can be used to fight neglected infectious diseases as well as reviewing the challenges facing Governments to overcome market failure in supply ...

GENOMICS AND INFORMATICS: PRIVACY AND SECURITY ISSUES

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17-Apr-2003

The Working Party on Biotechnology has agreed to hold a Workshop on Human Genetic Research Databases - Issues of Privacy and Security in Tokyo, Japan in early 2004. The workshop focus is on privacy and ...

OECD Promotes International Co-operation to Fight Infectious Diseases

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01-Oct-2002

New diseases, the resurgence of diseases once thought to be eradicated or contained and the threat of deliberately spread infectious diseases are a major problem worldwide. The OECD is promoting international ...

Highlights of the Workshop on Genetic Inventions, IPRs and Licensing Practices

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01-Jul-2002

Highlights of the Workshop on Genetic Inventions, IPRs and Licensing Practices, held in Berlin, Germany on 24-25 January 2002.

OECD Conference Calls for International Co-operation on Safety Assessments in Biotechnology

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03-Dec-2001

Living modified organisms contribute to a safer, more secure global food supply but their effects on the environment require continuing scientific investigation. That was the consensus of the OECD/US international ...

Report

OECD countries have the opportunity to optimise the contribution that life sciences and biotechnology can make as a driver for sustainable growth and development.

Biotechnology for Sustainable Growth and Development

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