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Op-Ed: New Federal Proposal Could Undermine Public-Private Collaborations

Overview

NewYorkBIO’s CEO, Jennifer Hawks Bland, published an op-ed in support of the Bayh-Dole Act in the wake of a proposed provision that would allow the federal government to leverage its “march-in rights” to implement price controls for any discovery created through public-private partnership.

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About The Bayh-Dole Act: https://techtransfer.syr.edu/about/bayh-dole/

The Big Picture

The Bayh-Dole Act has driven U.S. innovation by enabling public-private partnerships that fuel economic growth and life-saving discoveries. The White House proposal to expand “march-in rights” for price controls could discourage private investment, slow scientific progress, and jeopardize future breakthroughs in medicine and technology. According to Hawks Bland, “expanding march-in rights would have a particularly negative impact on the bioscience industry, which has seen over 200 treatments and vaccines developed under Bayh-Dole.”

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