The Global Outreach Students’ Association presents:
(in collaboration with the College of Health Disciplines )
Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge, and Access to Essential Medicines
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
9:00 am-5:00 pm
First Nations Longhouse (1985 West Mall)
FREE ADMISSION, FREE FOOD
Speakers include:
Kelly Bannister, UVic
Accessing traditional knowledge and biodiversity: Rights, responsibilities and related issues
Pat Howard, SFU
Biopiracy and Traditional Medicines
John Hepburn, UBC VP Research
Technology transfer, patent licensing and current research at UBC
Bob Hancock, UBC Microbiology and Immunology
Antimicrobial peptides, access to essential medicines, research funding
Steve Morgan, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Can patents promote efficiency and equity in pharmaceutical innovation?
Cailin Morrison, International Trade Law Consultant, MSF Access to Essential Medicines Campaign Legal Advisor
Trading away Health: Free Trade Agreements, Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Medicines.
Guests from the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)
Role of universities in equal access to technology and distribution of research