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...Boston University, came together to support a joint statement announcing a broad-based commitment to “promote availability of health technologies in developing countries for essential medical care.” One of the key points of this document stated that university intellectual property should not serve as a barrier to global access: Drugs created in academic labs should not be priced out of reach for poor people in poor countries. The joint statement has now gained the support of the National Institute of Health, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Boston-area Massachusetts General...
...lived up to its mission to “bring [its] knowledge to bear on the world’s greatest challenges.” In this context, MIT’s patent-pooling announcement appears to be an unsuccessful attempt to catch up with Harvard and other Boston-area academic-research centers in the race to deliver essential medicines to patients in developing countries...
While a major water main break that occurred on Saturday left around two million Boston-area residents without consumable tap water, Cambridge remained unaffected by the leak because it has a separate water system...
...result of the potential water contamination—which would not have affected Cambridge’s water supply—the state issued a “boil-water” order for 30 Boston-area communities...
...those who are not necessarily as artistically inclined, Emerging America—a joint-festival presented by three established Boston-area theater companies—has a simpler goal: exposing the public to new performances by upcoming American artists. The festival, put on by the A.R.T., the Huntington Theater Company, and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA), will premiere from Friday, May 14, to Sunday, May 16. This is a new venture for the three companies, all of which have undergone important changes in the past three years; the A.R.T. and the Huntington have welcomed new artistic directors...