The patent buyout price for human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine and the ratio of R&D costs to the patent value.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for almost all of the 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer and approximately 311,000 deaths per year. HPV vaccination is an integral component of the World Health Organization's (WHO) global strategy to fight the disease. However, high vaccine prices en...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mario Songane, Volker Grossmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244722