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IP: THE ENABLER OF SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES THAT HAVE IMPROVED LIFE

Fecha Publicación: 15-08-2022

Intellectual property (IP) is key to fostering an environment that promotes healthcare innovations and improves people’s well-being. It is also a reward mechanism that provides competitive advantages to invest in research and development and incentivizes innovation.

As of the 20th century, medical advances promoted through intellectual property have indisputably improved life expectancy and quality thanks to healthcare innovations. For example, hepatitis C was a death sentence several years ago; today, it is curable. The same is true of cancer, which is changing from a deadly illness into a chronic disease with a good quality of life.

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