Tag: Patented

Scientists have developed a handy diagnostic tool that detects an aquaculture pathogen known as the White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV). The peptide-based diagnostic tool by scientists of Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has been grated patent on 31 March 2022 as an alternative biorecognition element. Infection caused by the WSSV to the shrimp Penaeus vannamei results in huge loss of crop. This high value super-food is susceptible to a wide range of viral and bacterial pathogens and the probability of occurrence of infections is rather ... Read more

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board will hold a public rehearing in the matter of the price of the patented medicine Soliris, and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., the pharmaceutical company that holds the patent for Soliris and sells the medicine in Canada. April 1, 2022 – Ottawa, ON – Patented Medicine Prices Review Board The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board will hold a public rehearing in the matter of the price of the patented medicine Soliris, and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., the pharmaceutical company that holds the patent for Soliris and sells the medicine in Canada. Further details on the public rehearing ... Read more

Ottawa, ON — Patented Medicine Prices Review Board The Government of Canada is seeking applicants for the Chairperson position on the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board by way of an open, transparent, and merit-based Governor in Council selection process. Members of the Board are part-time, Governor in Council appointees who preside over hearings into allegations of excessive drug pricing brought by PMPRB staff against patent-holding pharmaceutical companies. The Chairperson exercises direction, as Chief Executive Officer, over the quasi-judicial and operational functions of the PMPRB and exercises authority as Deputy Head under the Financial Administration Act. Candidates interested in this unique opportunity are ... Read more