Tag: Inventions and Patents

Monica Bertagnolli, NIH’s New Leader, Wants to Broaden Participation in Medical Research

In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, the director of the National Institutes of Health, discussed drug patents, trust in science and her own experience as a cancer patient.

Common Patenting Tactic by Drug Companies May Be Illegal, F.T.C. Says

Experts say the exploitation of a loophole in the patent system has contributed to high prices for inhalers.