Bioprospecting for drug research: an overview -- Drug R&D and the structure of the industry -- International policy dimensions of bioprospecting -- Transaction costs and their impact on the market for bioprospecting -- Intellectual property rights on traditional medicinal knowledge: a process oriented perspective -- The scope of the right to regulate access -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix 1: Rights on access and traditional medicinal knowledge -- Appendix 2: Convention on Biological Diversity -- Appendix 3: Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, including Trade in Counterfeit Goods (1994)

xii, 274 p. : graphs, map, tables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-267) and index.

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