Controversy Over Patent Rights and the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Virus
infojustice 2013-05-29
Summary:
An investigation conducted by Edward Hammond, consultant researcher of Third World Network, has revealed that a leading medical centre in The Netherlands is using a material transfer agreement (MTA) that claims proprietary rights over the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, contrary to their public denial of placing restrictions on the virus. The Erasmus Medical [...]