WTO Agrees to Partial Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines
On June 16, 2022, the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to a partial waiver of intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 vaccines. The agreement came on the heels of an...
FDA: Approval for Novel Medical Devices Remains a High Priority, Despite COVID-19
According to the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Annual Report, in addition to its significant efforts to fast track the approval of COVID-19 related devices, the CDRH...
Researchers Develop Face Mask for Detection of SARS-CoV-2
According to an article published in Nature Biotechnology, Harvard and MIT researchers invented a face mask for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, via a user’s breath. Instead of...
