http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on intellectual property and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/ Current models of innovation ignore small-scale technology — institutions must ensure it's a key part of the agenda, says Tony Marjoram.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/opinions/put-grassroots-innovation-on-the-agenda.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyWed, 02 May 2012 10:02:00 GMTAdrian Smith and colleagues explore grassroots innovations, their potential for development and challenges facing practitioners.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/features/supporting-grassroots-innovation-facts-and-figures-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyWed, 02 May 2012 10:01:00 GMTEfforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/editorials/technical-creativity-needs-nurturing-at-the-grassroots.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTNew models of intellectual property rights are needed to protect — and promote — local knowledge and innovations, says Anil Gupta.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/opinions/how-to-protect-the-inventions-of-the-poor.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTIt's time to move from debate to action with new mechanisms for funding research into diseases faced by developing countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/editorials/we-need-a-global-treaty-on-health-research-for-the-poor-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyFri, 20 Apr 2012 16:55:11 GMTMonsanto Pakistan has been granted permission to carry out additional trials of GM maize.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/monsanto-to-carry-out-new-gm-maize-trials-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyFri, 20 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMTTrade deals are threatening generic drugs — we need new ways to incentivise affordable drug development, says health expert Daniele Dionisio.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/opinions/use-new-funding-models-to-get-drugs-to-world-s-poor-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyThu, 05 Apr 2012 16:00:07 GMTDelegates at an all-Africa conference on science, technology and innovation say innovation and entrepreneurship should be taught in universities.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/universities-must-address-youth-unemployment-in-africa-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyMon, 02 Apr 2012 16:28:24 GMTThere is a pressing need for Africa to bolster its pharmaceuticals industry, and that requires the right policy framework, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/opinions/biomed-analysis-why-africa-must-make-its-own-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyThu, 22 Mar 2012 11:07:24 GMTScience ministers from India and Africa have agreed to strengthen ties on science, technology and innovation.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/india-to-boost-science-collaboration-with-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyFri, 09 Mar 2012 16:18:25 GMTChina is on course to become a nanotechnology powerhouse. India is working to catch up — but both are poorly represented in top research journals.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/china-soaring-ahead-in-nanotechnology-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyMon, 05 Mar 2012 12:15:03 GMTAfrican governments with technology policies that focus only on ICT should rethink their priorities, says Ndubuisi Ekekwe.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/opinions/investment-in-ict-is-no-substitute-for-technology-policy-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyFri, 02 Mar 2012 15:45:30 GMTAbu Dhabi University is to host a major biotechnology incubator to take Arab discoveries through to the market.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/biotech-incubator-launched-for-arab-researchers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyFri, 02 Mar 2012 14:22:29 GMTThe first online academic database for research from the Arab world is now open to subscribers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/arab-researchers-welcome-online-research-database.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyTue, 28 Feb 2012 15:32:40 GMTA Peruvian university has launched the first stage of a large science complex to promote applied research and innovation in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/science-complex-to-boost-r-d-and-innovation-in-peru.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyMon, 13 Feb 2012 15:03:40 GMTTribal people in the hills of Tamil Nadu have better knowledge of millet varieties than taxonomists, a study shows.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/tribal-knowledge-of-millets-proves-superior.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyMon, 13 Feb 2012 06:31:32 GMTChile's parliament has substantially improved its tax incentives for companies to invest in R&D.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/chile-s-new-tax-breaks-set-to-stimulate-r-d.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyFri, 03 Feb 2012 16:23:21 GMTOffices of research, innovation and commercialisation (ORIC) are set to improve links between Pakistan’s universities and its enterprises.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/pakistan-to-improve-academia-industry-links.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyFri, 27 Jan 2012 10:11:57 GMTPatent applications to the Brazilian office of industrial property rose by 15% from 2009-2011, but most of them were from foreigners.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/brazil-registers-an-increase-in-patent-requests.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyWed, 25 Jan 2012 01:05:39 GMTThe Durban climate talks ended with a global agreement to work towards carbon targets, but critics say key issues have been sidelined.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/intellectual-property/news/climate-deal-leaves-questions-on-green-fund-and-tech-transfer-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_intellectualpropertyMon, 12 Dec 2011 13:34:26 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/