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Addressing Wicked Problems of Health and Access to Affordable Food/ Medicines/ Healthcare through Open Science Partnerships

Dr. Richard Gold

James McGill Professor at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Dr. Richard Gold is a James McGill Professor at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Teaching in the area of intellectual property and innovation, he currently serves as the Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy. His research centers on models of innovation and novel intellectual property strategies, particularly those relying on open science. Prof. Gold has been an expert to governments, international intergovernmental agencies, and expert panels in Canada, the US and Europe.

Abstract

Complex problems raise large issues of problem definition, coordination, duplication, integration, and mobilization. Open science partnerships (OSPs) – multiparty, multisector collaborations where knowledge is freely shared, published and transferred without patent rights – offer a transparent and efficient mechanism to address these complex problems. In particular, OSPs reduce transaction costs in establishing partnerships, enabling participation, reduce duplication, and set the stage for later, competitive, action. In this presentation, Dr. Gold will examine the role of OSPs in addressing failures in the innovation system and will discuss their application to address complex problems where causes and solutions lie at the interface between food, medicines and healthcare products, services, systems and policies.

Chair: Laurette Dubé (Scientific Director of MCCHE)
Co-Chair & Moderator: John G. Keogh (Managing Principal, Shantalla Inc. Toronto )
Special Panel: Going beyond what has been possible thus far in nutrition for all through human-centred and digital-powered convergence economy approach: pulses and produces as entry point