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The Power of Intellectual Property andInnovation in Solving Global Health Challenges Editors: Mark Schultz, Emily Michiko Morris, Sandra Barbosu and Stephen Ezell Featuring Original Case Studies Authored By: Mohammed SuleimanSophia SterlingTatyana Norman-Webler Natalie KhooDouglas ParkBrian Thomson Joshua VillersKristen ThompsonKrishna Sankya Talluri The Power of Intellectual Property and Innovation in SolvingGlobal Health Challenges Many of the world’s biggest challenges are health challenges. The good news is that, more than ever, people aremeeting these challenges with innovative solutions. While we still face great difficulties, people all over the world live better than ever before thanks to innovation.New medicines prevent or alleviate disease. New devices diagnose problems, repair bodies, and overcomephysical challenges. Still other inventions keep vaccines and medicines fresh and effective or ensure theirauthenticity. New business models help innovation to happen and ensure that it reaches those who need it. Many of these innovations are secured by intellectual property (IP) rights, which support the ability ofinnovators to invent and bring solutions to market. Property rights, particularly IP rights, foster the freedom ofmany hands and minds to work on challenging problems. They put decisions in the hands of those closest toproblems—innovators with knowledge of potential solutions and caregivers and consumers who understandtheir own needs best. They fund individual careers and industries dedicated to solving health problems, as wellas the businesses that get these solutions to individuals. With just a bit of reflection, it becomes clear that innovation and the property rights that secure it are key tomeeting global health challenges. Sometimes, however, the blinding light of necessity makes it hard to see thisfact. When people are in need, it’s all too easy to grow impatient with the rights of innovators. When thathappens, innovators get treated as an obstacle. We think that better public policy would result from better understanding of how innovation can meet globalhealth challenges. Our organizations, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), theUniversity of Akron School of Law, and the Geneva Network have teamed up to tell the exciting story of howinnovation is making the world healthier. Our Innovate4Health project profiles 26 case studies covering five themes: •Removing practical barriers to accessing treatments;•Simplifying treatments and diagnostics to make it easier for patients to access and use them;•Increasing efficacy and removing the detrimental side effects of existing therapies;•Making personalized medicine accessible to more patients; and•Reducing the global burden of non-communicable diseases as life expectancy increases. Collectively the case studies describe how entrepreneurs are creating IP-enabled life-sciences innovations thatare helping to tackle some of the world’s toughest health challenges. Natalie KhooITIF Douglas ParkUAIP Table of Contents The Power of Intellectual Property and Innovation in Solving Global Health Challenges ......................1Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................2Chapter 1: Introduction/Executive Summary .........................................................................................4Chapter 2: Challenge: Removing Practical Barriers to Accessing Treatments ............................................9NIRAMAI Thermalytix: Transforming Early Breast Cancer Detection in India..........................................................9From Plants to Patients: How Intellectual Property Propelled La-Africa Soother’s Natural Approach for PainRelief........................................................................................................................................................................12Herbanext Laboratories Turns Traditional Medicine Into Modern Healthcare .........................................................15Selectivity Life, Harnessing Innovation to Expand Access to Fertility Treatments ........................................................17MScan Uganda is Advancing Maternal Healthcare and Driving Social Impact Through Its Innovative PortableUltrasound Technology ............................................................................................................................................19Chapter 3: Challenge: Simplifying Treatments and Diagnostics to Make It Easier for Patients toAccess and Use Them.............................................................................................................................22Seeing Is Believing: FOODVICA's Innovative Non-Surgical Cataract Treatment.....................................................22Wearable Respiratory Rate Monitoring Glove: A Breakthrough in Childhood Pneumonia Detection inBanglad