Diagnostic Kits/The Manchester Manifesto

• The Manchester Manifesto
  • Main Points
    • "a response to the threat posed by the current system of Intellectual Property" [[1]
    • "a first attempt to answer the question ‘Who Owns Science?" [2]
    • Statement of the Problem: the current Intellectual Property system has efficiency drawbacks as well as possible ethical problems.
    • Possible alternations to the Current Intellectual Property System Mentioned: "patent pools, voluntary or compulsory licensing, and differential pricing"
    • Alternative Intellectual Property Mechanisms Mentioned: remuneration-based patents, prize funds, and completely open-access models
  • Discussion
    • "Need not greed", say Nobel Prize winners
    • Patent profession welcomes Manchester Manifesto on science but slams ‘misleading’ comments on IP
    • Manchester Manifesto calls for new view on commercialising science
  • The University of Manchester Institute for Science Ethics and Innovation