Rachel M. Cohen
@rmcohen72.bsky.social
Working towards a more just medical innovation system and equitable access to medicines and other health tools. @DNDi advisor. @MSF alum. AIDS activist at heart.
Our new report makes the case that research knowledge should be viewed not as a commodity to be enclosed, but as a shared resource essential to achieving more equitable health outcomes. It's time to make openness & equitable access core objectives of R&D. #MakeScienceOpen
JUST RELEASED: Open science in a closed world 🌍📘Our new policy report shows how open, collaborative science and pro-access IP approaches can accelerate medical innovation & equitable access to health tools for all. #MakeScienceOpen youtube.com/shorts/UmBAr...
Open Science in a Closed World
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
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November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Our new report makes the case that research knowledge should be viewed not as a commodity to be enclosed, but as a shared resource essential to achieving more equitable health outcomes. It's time to make openness & equitable access core objectives of R&D. #MakeScienceOpen
"DNDi expresses its alarm at drastic and devastating cuts to global health programmes & assaults on international health cooperation. The fundamental values...of solidarity, collaboration & partnership, scientific integrity, & equity are under attack."
DNDi statement on recent US government executive actions and the escalating retreat from global health and medical research ⤵️
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DNDi statement on recent US government executive actions and the escalating retreat from global health and medical research
As an international non-profit organization that discovers, develops, and delivers treatments for neglected communities, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) expresses its alarm at drast...
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February 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"DNDi expresses its alarm at drastic and devastating cuts to global health programmes & assaults on international health cooperation. The fundamental values...of solidarity, collaboration & partnership, scientific integrity, & equity are under attack."
NIH just released a new policy requiring Intramural Research Program licensees to submit Access Plans that address affordability, availability, acceptability & sustainability of publicly-funded inventions. Great thread from @maybarduk.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social
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January 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
NIH just released a new policy requiring Intramural Research Program licensees to submit Access Plans that address affordability, availability, acceptability & sustainability of publicly-funded inventions. Great thread from @maybarduk.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social
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NIH drafted a new policy on conditions in R&D funding & licensing agreements to ensure #equitableaccess to publicly-funded health technologies for some programs. We argue this should be commended but also strengthened and expanded given the life-or-death consequences for patients around the globe.
NIH, the largest R&D funder in the world, is considering a new policy on global access to some publicly funded #health technologies. This policy must include guarantees for affordability, availability, tech transfer, transparency & open knowledge-sharing. Read more: shorturl.at/NxV6R
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Integrating Equity Into Licensing Agreements For Taxpayer-Funded Technologies | Health Affairs Forefront
Current National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy allows corporations to commercialize medical technologies with few safeguards for global access. A new draft NIH policy begins to address that, but t...
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December 19, 2024 at 6:17 PM
NIH drafted a new policy on conditions in R&D funding & licensing agreements to ensure #equitableaccess to publicly-funded health technologies for some programs. We argue this should be commended but also strengthened and expanded given the life-or-death consequences for patients around the globe.
Phenomenal archival research by @mbarber.bsky.social who explains that "historical amnesia" about equity-driven models for access to meds narrows our political imagination about future options & urges us to revisit history to inspire "alt. models of int'l cooperation to realize drug access for all."
Throughout #PandemicAgreement #INB negotiations, some have questioned WHO's mandate on tech transfer and IP.
In the 1950s, WHO dreamed big, embarking on a bold initiative establishing a network of non-profit public drug manufacturers committed to open science.💊🌐 1/
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In the 1950s, WHO dreamed big, embarking on a bold initiative establishing a network of non-profit public drug manufacturers committed to open science.💊🌐 1/
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Technology transfer, intellectual property, and the fight for the soul of WHO
Debates over the scope, terms, and governance of technology transfer–the sharing of essential technical information, know-how, and materials needed to manufacture a health product–are prominent and co...
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December 6, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Phenomenal archival research by @mbarber.bsky.social who explains that "historical amnesia" about equity-driven models for access to meds narrows our political imagination about future options & urges us to revisit history to inspire "alt. models of int'l cooperation to realize drug access for all."