Expert Workshop on Knowledge Markets in Life Sciences - 16-17 October

A workshop on the application of Knowledge Markets to health innovations will be held on 16 - 17 October, 2008 in Washington DC, USA. The Workshop will explore what knowledge markets are and how they might address inefficiencies in the innovation cycle, their current and potential future applications in the health sector, as well as the challenges and barriers to their widespread use.
Knowledge markets encompass a number of different mechanisms where buyers and sellers can trade a variety of knowledge intensive goods and services. 

Expert meeting on Biomarkers and Targetted Therapies

An expert workshop will be held on 6-7 October 2008, in Cambridge, United Kingdom, to discuss a number of analytical papers that address some key policy issues in the development and uptake of biomarkers.  A policy report based on the papers and the workshop discussion is planned for delivery before the end of 2008.

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

from 20-Jun-2007 to 21-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.  The OECD's High Level Forum for Neglected and Emerging Infectious Diseases will look at what can be done to address this gap