The Commission’s innovation confusion
The European Commission is undermining innovation on the continent through its contradictory policy making around innovation.
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.
Farmer suicides in India and the weather god
This paper examines the reasons for farmer suicides in India, which stem from government interventions that result in agricultural market failures on a wide scale.
Why South Africa should take a leaf out of Egypt’s book on drug approvals
Egypt is about to slash the waiting time for drug approvals by 90%, in a move that will benefit patients and save lives, write Jasson Urbach and Philip Stevens.
Una oportunidad biotecnológica para Colombia
El país podría construir una bioeconomía si trabajara en reducir las barreras regulatorias. Por ejemplo, en promedio toma 225 días para que el gobierno apruebe una prueba clínica. En Singapur es menos de un mes.
Intellectual property drives pharmaceutical innovation in emerging markets
Intellectual property reforms ushered in by TRIPS have stimulated a nascent boom in pharmaceutical innovation in middle-income countries.
El déficit latinoamericano en Investigación y Desarrollo
América Latina enfrenta otro año de contracción económica de acuerdo a los últimos pronósticos de la OCDE y la Cepal. Los economistas coinciden en que la región está condenada a un desempeño mediocre en tanto continúe dependiendo de las materias primas.
Geneva Network statement on UN High Level Panel on Access to Medicines
The UN High Level Report on Access to medicines threatens the nascent boom in biopharmaceutical…
How China and South Korea Hurt the Green Economy
China and South Korea’s attempt to protect domestic industries is rooted in the faulty economic logic of the past. Domestic high-tech sectors are unlikely to develop if they are shielded from international trade and competition behind tariff walls.
Indonesia’s new patent law: A challenge to prosperity
For Indonesia to join the ranks of high-income countries in the longer term it needs to start building a knowledge economy. Indonesia’s new patent law is a step in the wrong direction.