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Recent Events:July 13, 2010 On July 13, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, CIED member, supported a roundtable discussion on "Increasing the Flow of Safe Products Throughout the Global Supply Chain: Collaborative Solutions for Protecting the Health and Safety of Consumers and Patients" in Geneva, Switzerland. The roundtable was hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Nigerian Missions to the United Nations in Geneva. Representatives from 37 diplomatic missions in Geneva, along with representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), multilateral institutions, and the private sector, attended the event, discussing effective collaborations among all parties to strengthen supply chains and the distribution of safe and reliable pharmaceuticals and consumer goods. Four leaders in the health care sector international experts - Paula Nelson (Africa Matters), Alden Zecha (Sproxil), Cinthya Ramírez (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations), and Aline Plançon (Interpol) - briefed the diplomatic community on the challenges posed by fake products and medicines in developed and developing countries and presented best practices for working collaboratively to address this threat. Speaker biographies and presentation summaries are available in the Increasing the Flow of Safe Products Throughout the Supply Chain Briefing Book. _______________________________________________________________________________________ June 16, 2010 "The Innovation Life Cycle" Roundtable Geneva, Switzerland On June 16, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Coalition for Innovation, Employment and Development, supported the Permanent Missions of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Kenya in hosting "The Innovation Lifecycle: Opportunities to Accelerate the Transfer and Diffusion of Critically-Needed Technologies" roundtable discussion. The event engaged representatives from 17 diplomatic missions in Geneva, along with representatives from non-governmental organizations, multilateral institutions, and the private sector, to discuss best practices, including the importance of strong IP rights, to developing, commercializing, and diffusing new products and technologies to developing countries. To read Gina Vetere's, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, blog post on this event, click here. Speaker Biographies and Presentation Summaries are available in the The Innovation Life Cycle Briefing Book.
Ambassador Philip Richard Owade, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations; Mary Ann Dillahunty, Oncolytics Biotech Inc.; Dr. Jon Soderstrom, Yale University; Douglas Griffiths, Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations; and Gina Vetere, U.S. Chamber of Commerce offer their remarks. Photo provided by the U.S.Mission Geneva - Eric Bridiers _______________________________________________________________________________________ October 26, 2009 The CIED released the findings of "A Policy Approach for Supporting Clean Energy Technology in India" which found a strong intellectual property system is critical to job creation and the growth of clean technology in India. Greg Kalbaugh, U.S. -India Business Council, Pawan Chopra with Dua Consulting, and C.B. Jain formerly with NTPD led a discussion on the importance of this new research. _______________________________________________________________________________________ October 1, 2009 _______________________________________________________________________________________ September 23, 2009 New, cutting-edge research by scholars in the United States and Europe illustrates the undeniable value of intellectual property rights in stimulating creation of environmental technology and products to address climate change. By protecting intellectual property rights, millions of workers stand to enter the work force and contribute to developing urgently needed environmental technology, greater investment can be generate advanced solutions, and infrastructure central to facilitating innovation can be expanded. Panelists included Christian Jervelund, Copenhagen Economics; Lee Feldman, Executive Director and Member, Board of Directors, National Peace Foundation and; Greg Kalbaugh, Coalition for Healthy India ______________________________________________________________________________________ September 16, 2009 _____________________________________________________________________________________ July 13, 2009 _____________________________________________________________________________________ June 3, 2009 ______________________________________________________________________________________ May 20, 2009 On Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 10:00 am EST, the Coalition for Innovation, Employment, and Development hosted a press conference to outline the objectives of the Alliance and invite additional organizations and companies to engage. It was held at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Zenger Room, Washington, DC. USCC Press Release - Chamber joins Innovation, Development, and Employment Alliance n Innovation and IP: On the Road to Copenhagen IP Under Attack in Climate Change Debate
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