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…
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.
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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.
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Indian pharma needs to move from imitation to innovation
India needs to address the regulatory and legal roadblocks that are holding back biotech innovation
Turkey’s free trade opportunity
To kick start its flagging economic growth, Turkey needs to embrace free trade and reject protectionist “localisation” policies