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Takeda Joins WIPO Re:Search To Accelerate R&D

Through the WIPO Re:Search consortium, Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda plans to share intellectual property assets to facilitate R&D in neglected tropical diseases.

Singapore Appointed ASEAN’s First International Patent Authority

Singapore has joined China, India, Japan and Korea as an international patent authority recognized by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

OPINION: How To Protect The Inventions Of The Poor

New models of intellectual property rights are needed to protect - and promote - local knowledge and innovations, says Professor Anil Gupta, founder of the Honey Bee Network.

INSEAD: Singapore Most Innovative Country In Asia

Singapore was named the top Asian innovation economy in the 2011 Global Innovation Index released by INSEAD.