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Past Work
Tanzania, 2010: TIP experts Barbara Campbell and Tania Bubela traveled to Tanzania for TIP's second Giving Back initiative, co-sponsored by the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH). The initiative invovled a number of training initiatives in intellectual property management and technology transfer in the university and institutional research setting.
Health Canada, 2010: "Evidence and Background Information to Inform Canada’s Approach to Public Health and Intellectual Property Issues in International Fora": A Report submitted by TIP to Health Canada’s International Affairs Directorate (IAD). Report is Forthcoming.
Health Canada, 2010: "At the intersection of health and intellectual property: Issues, tools and directions for Health Canada": A report prepared by TIP for Health Canada - Bioethics, Innovation and Policy Integration Division.
Huehuetenango, Guatemala, 2009: TIP experts travelled to Huehuetenango in Guatemala to hold a capacity building program aimed at empowering indigenous people in the region. This project was TIP's first Giving Back project, which helps underserved communities around the world improve their understanding, use, and management of intellectual property policies. A summary of the program is available below in English and Spanish.
TIP, 2008: This briefing note was prepared by TIP expert Matthew Herder to demonstrate the value of sound intellectual asset management for public-private partnerships.
Health Canada, 2008: "Practices, Policies and Possibilities in Licensing in Human Genetics": A paper written by TIP experts Tina Piper and Richard Gold that identifies how technology transfer practices can optimize health outcomes in addition to yielding other social and economic returns to Canada in light of new genetic technologies. See additional related documents below.
Industry Canada, 2008: Advised Industry Canada on the state of technology transfer in Canada and how Canada can increase the social and economic benefits from technology transfer in the future.
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, 2008: A Study and Recommendations Regarding Intellectual Property Policies in the Not-for-Profit Cancer Research Sector
OECD, 2008: Study of current and expected challenges facing the intellectual property system in the fields of health and industrial biotechnology.
UNITAID, 2007: Provided preliminary review of the legal feasibility of establishing a Medicines Patent Pool targeted at HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral medicines.
Corbis, 2007: Developed a training program covering the basics of copyright as it relates to images, Creative Commons and other licensing and practical issues connected to new forms of communications, particularly in the advertising business.