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Jan 14, 2016 PR/2016/787
WIPO Re:Search Welcomes Institut Pasteur as Consortium Surpasses 100 Members
WIPO Re:Search has now surpassed 100 members and is just shy of 100 agreements to share intellectual property in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis and malaria – both significant milestones for the consortium as it heads into its fifth full year of operation.

The storied French research foundation Institut Pasteur became the 101st member of WIPO Re:Search last month as the consortium also signed its 99th collaboration to bring together research bodies aiming to promote new diagnostics, vaccines and treatments for diseases that afflict more than one billion people worldwide, largely in poorer regions.

“WIPO Re:Search continues to expand its network across the globe, bringing together leading research organizations from developing and developed countries to share intellectual property and scientific data in order to accelerate drug discovery to fight against diseases that affect the world’s most-vulnerable populations,” said WIPO Director General Francis Gurry. “Institut Pasteur now brings more than a century of pioneering research in medicine and vaccines to that effort, further strengthening the work of this unique collaboration.”

WIPO Re:Search allows organizations to share their intellectual property, compounds, expertise, facilities and know-how royalty-free with qualified researchers worldwide working on new solutions for the maladies, which affect more than one billion people across the globe…

“By joining the WIPO Re:Search consortium, Institut Pasteur looks forward to furthering its longstanding commitment to combating infectious diseases and its mission together with the Institut Pasteur International Network in 33 countries to contribute solving global health issues, in particular through technology transfer and partnerships”, said Christian Bréchot, President of the Institut Pasteur…