Proposed TRIPS Waiver for Intellectual Property
Letter sent to the Honourable Mary Ng, minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade by 10 life sciences organization across Canada.
On behalf of the member companies of the biotechnology and life sciences organizations across Canada, we are writing on this occasion to urge the government to oppose the TRIPS waivers proposal before the World Trade Organization which would allow countries to force the transfer of intellectual property and know-how on covid-19 vaccines. The proposed waiver fundamentally undermines the very system that produced the current group of COVID-19 vaccines and will be a disincentive for the investors and companies taking risks to develop solutions for the next health emergency.