Video Event | The Role of Medical Innovation and Patents in Defeating the "Invisible Enemy"

May 2020

Past Event

Video Event | The Role of Medical Innovation and Patents in Defeating the "Invisible Enemy"

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

May 22, 2020

May 2020

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Adam Mossoff

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Frederick Reinhart

Senior Advisor for Technology Transfer, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Melissa Brand

Assistant General Counsel and Director for Intellectual Property, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Eric Victory

Vice President for Global Strategic Marketing, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

**__Please be advised: This event will be premiering at 9:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 22. You may view this event on Hudson’s website at or after its premiere time on this event page.__**

COVID-19 has inflicted worldwide economic damage and killed hundreds of thousands of people. However, because of the innovative potential of the modern biopharmaceutical industry, it is unlikely to be a repeat of the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people around the globe.

Companies like Gilead, Moderna, and many others are investing billions of dollars and thousands of labor hours to create new tests, treatments, and a vaccine to minimize, if not effectively eradicate, the coronavirus.

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with top industry experts on the role of patents in funding innovative developments; why some policy-makers have proposed restricting or eliminating patent rights on COVID-19 related treatments or vaccines; and how empowering the private-sector is a likely winning strategy in the battle to defeat the "invisible enemy."

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The Transatlantic Watchtower: Iceland’s Role in Great Power Competition

Featured Speakers:

Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir

Daniel Kochis

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Transatlantic Watchtower: Iceland’s Role in Great Power Competition

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, member of the Icelandic Parliament and leader of the Independence Party, on great power dynamics, Iceland’s role in transatlantic security, and bilateral cooperation.

Featured Speakers:

Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir

Daniel Kochis

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Fixing Shipping and Shipbuilding: Plotting the Course Ahead

Featured Speakers:

Senator Todd Young

Senator Mark Kelly

Michael Roberts

Bleu Hilburn

Ben Cipperly

Larry Ryder

Chris McVicker

Todd Tucker

David Sullivan

Ian Bennitt

Brent Sadler

Joe Russell

Bryan Clark

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Fixing Shipping and Shipbuilding: Plotting the Course Ahead

Join Senator Young as he returns to Hudson to discuss the bill’s prospects during this Congress’s homestretch. After the senator’s remarks, two expert panels will discuss how the maritime industry is preparing to respond.

Featured Speakers:

Senator Todd Young

Senator Mark Kelly

Michael Roberts

Bleu Hilburn

Ben Cipperly

Larry Ryder

Chris McVicker

Todd Tucker

David Sullivan

Ian Bennitt

Brent Sadler

Joe Russell

Bryan Clark

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Senator Pete Ricketts on the Next Phase of Competition with China

Featured Speakers:

Joel Scanlon

Pete Ricketts

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Senator Pete Ricketts on the Next Phase of Competition with China

Join Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, for a discussion on the state of the United States–China relationship and Congress’s role in the competition.

Featured Speakers:

Joel Scanlon

Pete Ricketts

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Featured Speakers:

Ludovic Hood

Hagar Chemali

Joel Rayburn

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Past Event

Contested Lebanon: Israel, Iran, and US Strategy in a Fractured State

Experts from leading Washington think tanks will come together to discuss the prospects for stability in Lebanon and for future Israeli-Lebanese relations.