Campus CampaignsWorking Group
Universities Allied for Essential MedicinesAria Ilyad Ahmad & Andreas Pilarinos
Campus Campaigns Working Group
Purposes:
Coordinate existing campus campaigns to avoid “reinventing the wheel”
Support national and campus campaign efforts with shared resources
GAL Framework Revision Academics for Access Website Drug Biographies Proposed Projects…
Campus Campaigns WG Projects
GAL Framework Revision Academics for Access Website Drug Biographies Proposed Projects…
Campus Campaigns WG Projects
Academics for Access Websitehttp://www.academicsforaccess.org
Launched November 2009 Purpose: to build an ongoing network that
serve as a platform for professors and administrators sympathetic to UAEM
Functions: Statement of Principles and Commitment Collect names, departments, fields of
research… Pool resources, articles, quarterly updates
Statement of Principles and Commitment
“…
We therefore call on universities to adopt flexible
technology transfer policies that will ensure that medicines
discovered on campus or with public funding are available
at low-cost in developing countries… We also commit
ourselves to proactively push for adoption of such
patenting and licensing policies on our campuses through
evidence-based action while extending our knowledge to
students through research and academic rigor.”
Academics for Access: Next Steps
Maintain Statement of Principles and Commitments?
Connect to main UAEM website
Collect and post articles, papers, journals…
Build a database of academics Collaborate with ND?
Best strategies?
Develop two (parallel) databases? One entered by academics, another by students
Campus Campaigns WG Projects
GAL Framework Revision Academics for Access Website Drug Biographies Proposed Projects…
Drug Biographies
Purpose:
Build an accessible library for UAEM detailing the development of significant essential medicines
Allow quick access to key information for drug-specific campaigns (e.g. WHO Essential Meds)
Eventually, help identify potential targets for another drug-specific campus campaign
A biography includes information on: Uses and class of drug (diseases treated) Principle investigators involved in its
discovery and their academic institutions Relevant publications Patent information (date, number,
assignee) Licenses (licensor, licensee, date) Manufacturer and pricing
Drug Biographies
62 drugs of interest identified Includes 10 biologics
34 biographies assigned, 13 completed
Completed biographies are available on Central Desktop under the Campus Campaigns WG files
Need more volunteers to help write biographies!*
*Only 1-2 pages long!
Drug Bios Progress
Campus Campaigns WG Projects
GAL Framework Revision Academics for Access Website Drug Biographies Proposed Projects…
Campus Campaigns WG Proposed Projects
Support top three campuses UC, UBC, Yale-Harvard
Engage non-academic community Centralize powerpoint/prezi presentations
Intellectual Property & Drug Access ND Research Gap Role of Universities & Tech Transfer/Licensing Universities Allied for Essential Medicines Global Access Licensing Working Group Projects
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