UC Berkeley assistant vice chancellor for intellectual property and industry research alliances questions #TRIPSWaiver proposal: San Diego's biotech industry would suffer greatly under WTO's proposed patent waivers https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2023-12-29/opinion-san-diego-biotech-covid-test-wto-patent-waivers #patent #education #access2meds #COVID19
Opinion: Proposed patent waivers threaten biotech industry

The proposed waiver would gravely endanger this thriving sector, all in the name of addressing a nonexistent problem

San Diego Union-Tribune
@drrimmer Yes, because investor profits are so much more important than the lives saved by cheap, ubiquitous testing. Tell them they can have either their patents or their extensive government funding, but not both.