Posts Tagged: Joseph Allen
Don’t Undermine U.S. Innovation While Standing Up to China
One of the few areas of bipartisan agreement in Washington is that it's time to respond to Chinese economic and military aggression. The need is underscored by …
Will Bayh-Dole Survive Its 40th Birthday?
Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act. With election day looming, 2020 is likely to be the most politically contentious year of …
Don’t Ignore the Flashing Caution Lights in the Drug Pricing Debate
Trying to rationally address hot button issues in an election year is always a dangerous proposition. That's particularly true as we approach what promises to be one …
The ‘Dragon’ Targets U.S. Biopharma Lead
Perhaps the report on China's strategy for eclipsing the U.S. lead in biopharma from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) resonated so strongly with me because …
Laws, Leadership and Luck: Why Bayh-Dole Worked But the Federal Circuit Went Off-Course
I recently visited Egypt as part of a team led by the Departments of State and Agriculture, supported by the good folks at the AUTM Foundation. Egypt, …
In Memory: Farewell to Senator Birch Bayh
On Wednesday, March 14, we lost Senator Birch Bayh. We knew for several months that this day wasn't far off, as his health rapidly declined. I wanted to …
New Study Shows Bayh-Dole is Working as Intended—and the Critics Howl
Just as the drug pricing debate on Capitol Hill is heating up, an important new study, "The Bayh-Dole Act's Vital Importance to the U.S. Life-Sciences Innovation …
If We Don’t Develop Best Practices Ourselves, the Government Will
I recently delivered a keynote address at a special session of the AUTM Annual Meeting, where the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) released its new University Technology …
Patents in the Crosshairs During House Drug Pricing Debate
The opening salvo in what promises to be one of the hottest debates in the new Congress was fired January 29 during a day-long hearing in the House …
Happy Birthday, Senator Birch Bayh
Hopefully, you've been fortunate enough—at least once in your life—to work for someone you really admired. That happened to me as a Senate Judiciary Committee …
