Regulating bioprospecting :institutions for drug research, access, and benefit-sharing /Padmashree Gehl Sampath. --United Nations University Press, 2005. -- (63.303/S192)

Contents

    1.Bioprospecting for Drug Research: An overview 1
    
    2.Drug R&D and the structure of the industry 12
    
    3.International policy dimensions of bioprospecting 34
    
    4.Transaction costs and their impact on the market for bioprospecting 63
    
    5.Intellectual property rights on traditional medicinal knowledge: A process oriented perspective 102
    
    6.The scope of the right to regulate access 127
    
    7.Conclusions and recommendations 162