The International Council of Biotech Associations (ICBA) is pleased to announce the election of its new board chair and vice chair. Oliver Schacht, Chairman of Bio Deutschland and CEO of OpGen Inc, was elected to

Oliver Schacht, Chair of the International Council of Biotechnology Associations,  released the following statement in response to a decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) to endorse a COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver:

Steve Bates, Chair of ICBA said “Now that the text is open to public scrutiny after its formal proposal by the WTO Director-General, it is clear that what is proposed would do nothing to solve

Steve Bates Chair of ICBA said “The leaked QUAD proposal of a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID vaccines would, if agreed, have a chilling impact on investment into the small companies that have