Small changes, big effects

Sometimes, only small changes are required for potentially huge downstream effects. Last September, ten international experts have identified two key decisions that may help academia to break out o…

Dairy good: Judge rules 'gruyere' is not a term exclusive to Europe | AGDAILY

A judicial ruling has determined that “gruyere” is a generic style of cheese that can come from anywhere, not just Europe.

Dairy scores key victory in US fight for cheese names

The U.S. dairy sector is celebrating a judicial victory in the ongoing battle over the use of common cheese names after a federal judge ruled French and Swiss producers don't have an exclusive right to the name Gruyere.

Blank space left in 2022 PH budget: Funds for free COVID tests

MANILA, Philippines—Amid the alarming spike of COVID-19 cases in the country following the holiday celebrations, a lawmaker pointed out something very glaring but overlooked in the P5.024

Today in America: Moderna CEO tells investment bank that COVID won’t end and vaccines will be an annual product. Bonus: Food prices off the charts. Don’t turn the heater on.

Moderna’s CEO tells Goldman Sachs (mega investment bank) that COVID will never end, and vaccines will be an annual product now. “[Stephane] Bancel, while speaking at a health care event…

While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer

The billionaire’s pandemic investments, like much of his work, remain a secret.

To End 'Variant Whack-a-Mole,' Study Says World Needs 22 Billion More mRNA Vaccine Doses

"It's crucial that we scale up global access to the most effective vaccines we have access to."

New Covid Variant in France the Predictable 'Outcome of Vaccine Apartheid': Experts

"Let us never be surprised when new variants emerge... It will never end unless we vaccinate and protect the whole world."

'Pandemic Profiteering, Plain and Simple': Walmart and Kroger Hike Prices for Covid Tests

"Companies will not simply decide to take less of a profit during a health crisis unless we make them."

While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer

The billionaire’s pandemic investments, like much of his work, remain a secret.

[Meme] High on Quantities

Patent examiners at the EPO, i.e. people who know best what is being accepted/enshrined as European Patents, repeatedly caution about collapse in patent compliance/legitimacy/validity/quality and the general public needs to know about it

'Enough Is Enough': Outrage as Big Pharma Hikes Prices on 442 Drugs

"Patients are counting on Congress and the Biden administration to deliver drug pricing reforms immediately in this new year."