[A2k] Mark you calendars: February 8 - GWU & KEI Workshop on Prizes

[Judit Rius Sanjuan]

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Mark your calendars!

George Washington University (GWU) Law School and Knowledge Ecology
International (KEI) are co-sponsoring a workshop on prizes to
stimulate medical innovation. The one day meeting will be held on
February 8, 2008 at the Law School of George Washington University in
Washington, DC.

The objective of this workshop is to bring together policy makers and
experts to debate the proposal to create a new mechanism to stimulate
private investments in medical R&D. We will consider the economic,
management and legal issues of the use of monetary prizes as an
alternative mechanism to stimulate private investments in R&D.  This
will include, but not be limited to, a discussion the proposed Medical
Prize Fund Act of 2007 (S.2210, 110th Congress) introduced by U.S.
Senator Bernie Sanders.

We are inviting academic, NGO, industry and government experts to
participate.  Among the confirmed participants are John Duffy (GWU
Law), Aidan Hollis (Calgary University), Steve Merrill (NAS),  Ed
Mierzwinski (PIRG), James Love (KEI), Sharon Treat (National
Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices), Phil Johnson
(Johnson & Johnson), Sean Flynn (American University), Merril Goozner
(Center for Science in the Public Interest), Alex Tabarrok (George
Mason), Congressional staff members, including from Senator Sanders'
office, and others.

For a draft agenda, visit: http://www.keionline.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=167


Judit Rius Sanjuan
Attorney at Knowledge Ecology International
www.keionline.org / www.cptech.org
Phone: +1.202.332.2670, x18
Email: judit.rius@keionline.org