Philip Stevens in the Founder and Executive Director of Geneva Network

Executive Director

Philip founded Geneva Network in 2015.

His main research interests are the intersection of intellectual property, trade, and health policy. Formerly he was an official at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, where he worked in its Global Challenges Division on a range of IP and health issues.

Prior to his time with WIPO, Philip worked as director of policy for International Policy Network, a UK-based think tank, as well as holding research positions with the Adam Smith Institute and Reform, both in London. He has also worked as a political risk consultant and a management consultant.

He is a regular columnist in a wide range of international newspapers and has published a number of academic studies. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and Durham University (UK).

He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, Malaysia.

Building a Global Digital Health Policy Framework in the Era of COVID-19

May 26, 2020

Health data and digital technologies will be essential for improving global health outcomes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Low- and middle-income nations,

Trade Barriers Stand in the Way of Defeating COVID-19

May 26, 2020

At the 73rd World Health Assembly earlier this week, public health officials from dozens of countries gathered — virtually, of course — to discuss strategies to defeat COVID-19.

Messing with IP rules may affect COVID-19 response

April 9, 2020

With around a third of the world’s population in lockdown, humanity desperately needs new treatments to turn the tide against COVID-19.

Delinkage Debunked: Why Replacing Patents With Prizes for Drug Development Won’t Work

February 3, 2020

Separating the cost of biopharmaceutical research and development from the final market price of medicines would misalign incentives, raise bureaucratic costs, and limit innovation.

World Health Organization Executive Board Room / CC / wikipedia.org

World Health Organization should get back to basics

January 31, 2020

The WHO is most effective when it unites nations around practical solutions, rather than dividing them in ideological debates. Next week in Geneva the Executive Board needs to steady the ship. WHO’s proper role should to be to set the top priorities for global health, and not try to be all things to all people. WHO must get back to basics, and put politics to one side.