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Unlocking the power of intellectual property in medical technology

AI-powered brain scanners or portable ultrasound devices are revolutionizing health care. New medtech startups can bring these life-changing technologies to patients worldwide but must protect their assets first.

How Medtech is Bringing Affordable Cancer Care to Rural Communities in Cameroon

Too few women are screened for cancer in rural communities and medtech can bridge these gaps. Read how GIC Space provides breast and cervical cancer screenings to thousands of women via their flagship project.

Can access to published research help local science and innovation?

Low-cost access to information can drive research and clinical trials in developing economies and contribute to SDGs. But different regions are affected in different ways. So how can low-performing institutions catch up?

Healthbotics Limited: digitalizing the health sector in Africa with blockchain technology

Healthbotics Limited, a healthcare startup in Nigeria, is developing game-changing AI-driven solutions to improve healthcare in Africa.

Cheetah research results in new biomedical devices to support patient rehabilitation

Find out how South African researcher Amir Patel’s fascination with cheetahs triggered an innovation journey that has led to a number of innovations in robotics, and machine learning (artificial intelligence) and more affordable and accessible biomechanical devices for orthopedics and neurological disease that require rehabilitation with a 3D force plate.

Baidu’s AI-related patented technologies: Doing battle with COVID-19

Find out how China’s pioneering tech giant, Baidu, helps overcome challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preparing Africa for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

“Universities play a fundamental role in developing the skills of future generations as they navigate new technological directions” – University of Johannesburg’s Professor Marwala argues.

WIPO Re:Search supports the battle against malaria

Find out how WIPO Re:Search is helping to strengthen the research landscape to tackle malaria, an infectious disease that claims more than 400,000 lives every year.

Pat-INFORMED: a new tool for drug procurement

WIPO and the international pharmaceutical industry join ranks to launch the Pat-INFORMED database making it easier for drug procurement agencies to determine the patent status of medicines in different countries.

Transforming young lives in Brazil with science education and innovation

Professor Joana d’ Arc Félix de Sousa is an award-winning Brazilian academic and inventor. Her pioneering work in encouraging socially-vulnerable teenagers in Brazil to engage in innovation and creativity has won her national acclaim.

Diagnostics for the Real World: point-of-care diagnosis made easy

Dr. Helen Lee talks about SAMBA, a game-changing new point-of-care diagnostic tool for healthcare workers in resource-poor settings, and shares her views on innovation and intellectual property.

Factoring gender into innovation for better outcomes

Stanford University Professor Londa Schiebinger talks about why sex and gender need to be taken seriously by researchers, engineers and inventors.