E-DRUG: Medicines Patent Pool launches VaxPaL, its new patents database on COVID-19 vaccines
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Dear colleagues,
We wanted to let you know that the Medicines Patent Pool has just launched VaxPaL, its new patents database on COVID-19 vaccines, which was put together with the purpose of providing greater transparency on patents relating to key COVID-19 vaccines:
* VaxPaL contains patent information on approved vaccines and candidates
* VaxPaL includes a filter feature allowing for multi-criteria searches
* VaxPaL will be regularly updated
VaxPaL builds on MPP's 10-year experience in mapping patents on key health technologies through MedsPaL, the world's leading tool on the patent status of essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries.
As of now, VaxPaL provides patent information on COVID-19 vaccines compiled into an Excel workbook. In the coming months, VaxPaL will be turned into a fully searchable online database, similar to MedsPaL.
Here is the link to our VaxPaL page with more information on the methodology and where you will be able to download the Excel workbook:
https://medicinespatentpool.org/what-we-do/disease-areas/vaxpal/
Best regards
Sophie
Sophie Thievenaz
Communications Manager Medicines Patent Pool
Geneva, Switzerland
sthievenaz@medicinespatentpool.org