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Medicines patent pool receives first licence for HIV drugs from major pharmaceutical company [1]

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Gilead Sciences has become the first pharmaceutical company to set up a licensing agreement with the recently-established Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), in a move aimed toward increasing access in developing countries to drugs that treat HIV and Hepatitis B. The landmark deal was announced yesterday, 12 July.

http://ictsd.org/i/news/bridgesweekly/110421/ [2]

Publication Date: 
13/07/2011
Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest [3]
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Drugs [4], Drug Industry [5], Patents [6], AIDS [7], Developing Countries [8], Medical Research [9], Health [10]
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[2] http://ictsd.org/i/news/bridgesweekly/110421/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bridges-weekly-trade-news-digest
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drug-industry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/patents
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aids
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health