Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion

Mr. Oliver O'Connor:

IP rights apply to all levels of the discovery, from small biotech companies up to mid-sized and larger companies. The TRIPS waiver is a change of rules that will have an effect.