[pp.int.general] Fwd: Big pharma should combat bee decline, MEPs say

[Amelia Andersdotter]

commercial background:

The EU is the world's third largest producer of honey (through 
beekeeping), and domestic production accounts for approx 50% of its 
domestic consumption.[1] So this is a quite important industry we're 
talking about for Europe, and the European food industry (we consume, 
and produce a lot of it).

The pharmaceutical industry is already offered incentives for the 
development of new medicinal products through patents. The only thing 
that I can think of that isn't the same for medicinal products for 
animals and for humans is the patenting of second indications for 
certain drugs.

I would assume it has more to do with tax cuts or so, although I can 
imagine research money from the Commission being put into this field as 
well, in so called "public-private partnerships" the revenues of which 
may well end up in IP rights. In Europe, drugs for both humans and 
animals - especially animals used to produce stuff that is to be 
consumed by humans - are subject to very extensive clinical tests. One 
can imagine that slightly laxer testing methods would be an incentive.

[1] http://www.uco.es/dptos/zoologia/Apicultura/euroapi_botton.htm

On 16.11.2011 22:02, Sina Amoor Pour wrote:
> From the article:
>
> "The resolution also stresses the "need to offer the pharmaceutical 
> industry incentives for the development of new medicinal products 
> designed to combat bee diseases.”"
>
> What kind of incentives? If this word is not defined it will probably 
> be interpreted at "more patents".
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Amelia Andersdotter 
> <teirdes at gmail.com <mailto:teirdes at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     yeah, let's fight!
>
>     -------- Original Message --------
>     Subject: 	Big pharma should combat bee decline, MEPs say
>     Date: 	Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:45:01 +0100 (CET)
>     From: 	News from EUobserver.com
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>     ***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
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>     1. Big pharma should combat bee decline, MEPs say - 16/11/2011 09:58:35
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>     The European Parliament has called on the pharmaceutical industry to play a
>     role in finding a solution to halt the rapid decline of the honey bee.
>
>     http://euobserver.com/885/114294
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