International Conference on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer in Africa’s Pharmaceutical Sector, jointly organized with the RCE-VIHSM.
The conference begins in
Schedule and agenda
08:00 hrs – 09:00 hrs
Registration and Coffee
09:00 hrs – 09:45 hrs
Opening Keynote Addresses
09:45 hrs – 10:45 hrs| Session One
Taking Stock of Innovation in Africa’s Vaccine Sector : Three Years and Counting
10:45 hrs – 11:15 hrs
Coffee and Health Break
11:15 hrs – 12:15 hrs | Session Two
Private Sector Innovation in Africa: New Partnerships, New Horizons
12:15 hrs – 13:15 hrs | Session Three
Technology Gaps in Public Sector R&D in Africa: Taking Stock of Current Challenges
13:15 hrs – 14:30 hrs | Session Three
Lunch & Keynote Address
14:30 hrs – 15:30 hrs | Session Four
Science, Innovation Pathways, and the Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights
15:30 hrs – 15:45 hrs | Session Four
Coffee & Health Break
15:45 hrs – 17:00 hrs | Session Four
Global IPR Trends and the Challenge of Developing Capabilities in Africa: Key Policy Questions
18:00 hrs
Conference Dinner and Networking
09:00 hrs – 10:15 hrs | Session Six
Intellectual Property Rights: Commercialization, Transactions, and Impact
10:15 hrs – 11:15 hrs | Session Seven
Technology Transfer: Do We Need New Incentives?
11:15 hrs – 11:30 hrs
Coffee and Health break
11:30 hrs – 12:45 hrs | Session Eight
Innovative Financing Models for the Development of an Indigenous African Vaccine R&D Ecosystem
12:45 hrs – 14:00 hrs | Session Eight
Lunch & Keynote Address
14:00 hrs – 15:30 hrs | Session Nine
A Development-centred Approach to Africa’s Vaccine Ecosystem: Working Together as International and African Agencies
15:30 hrs- 16:45 hrs | Session Ten
Using Current and New Investments to Promote Sustainable Capacity: Priorities for the Next Decade
16:45 hrs – 17:00 hrs
Coffee & Health Break
17:00 hrs – 18:00 hrs
Closing Plenary
Registration and Coffee
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Opening Keynote Addresses
09:00 AM – 09:45 AM
Session One: Taking Stock of Innovation in Africa’s Vaccine Sector
09:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Coffee and Health Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Day 1 Jan 29, 2024
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Plenary details forthcoming.
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
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Plenary details forthcoming.
Plenary details forthcoming.
Plenary details forthcoming.
Day 2 Jan 20, 2024
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Plenary details forthcoming.
Plenary details forthcoming.
Plenary details forthcoming.
Day 2 Jan 30 2024
Session Six
Intellectual Property Rights: Commercialization, Transactions, and Impact
Session Seven
Technology Transfer: Do We Need New Incentives?
Coffee and Health break
Session Eight
Innovative Financing Models for the Development of an Indigenous African Vaccine R&D Ecosystem