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2 April 2020Big PharmaRory O'Neill

Gilead told to waive remdesivir patent rights

Almost 150 health and poverty activist campaigns, including  Médecins Sans Frontières, have urged  Gilead Sciences to waive patent and exclusivity rights for potential COVID-19 treatment remdesivir.

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Generics
Gilead agrees 127-country remdesivir licence with generic makers
14 May 2020   Gilead has agreed to license its antiviral remdesivir to five generic makers for distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Roche secures rights to potential COVID-19 drug
22 October 2020   Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche will pay $350 million for the rights to develop and distribute an investigational COVID-19 antiviral outside of the US.
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Gilead agrees 127-country remdesivir licence with generic makers
14 May 2020   Gilead has agreed to license its antiviral remdesivir to five generic makers for distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Big Pharma
Roche secures rights to potential COVID-19 drug
22 October 2020   Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche will pay $350 million for the rights to develop and distribute an investigational COVID-19 antiviral outside of the US.
Americas
US govt doesn’t have remdesivir patent rights, says GAO
1 April 2021   The US government doesn't co-own patents covering Gilead Science’s drug remdesivir, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

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