When it comes to global trade, there is no value to living in the past. We no longer trade in barter or beads. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) acknowledges that we live in a global village – and innovation is an essential commodity. Why are some people finding this so surprising?
The evolution of the TPP has been long and arduous – but the basic premise has never changed. In order for global trade to flourish in an equitable manner, there have to be rules. Minus the rule of law, chaos ensues and we find ourselves in a survival of the fittest situation without fairness, predictability, or incentives for innovation. In a world without rules, ambiguity trumps investment and risk outweighs rewards.
One of the more important aspects of the TPP is intellectual property (IP) protection for biopharmaceutical innovation. This is of particular importance to the United States, where the U.S. biopharmaceutical research sector leads the world in the development of new medicines with about 4,000 in development or FDA review in the U.S. and more than 7,000 in development worldwide. This sector generates high-quality jobs and powers economic output and exports for the U.S. economy, serving as the foundation upon which one of the U.S.’ most dynamic innovation and business ecosystems is built.
The evolution of the TPP has been long and arduous – but the basic premise has never changed. In order for global trade to flourish in an equitable manner, there have to be rules. Minus the rule of law, chaos ensues and we find ourselves in a survival of the fittest situation without fairness, predictability, or incentives for innovation. In a world without rules, ambiguity trumps investment and risk outweighs rewards.
One of the more important aspects of the TPP is intellectual property (IP) protection for biopharmaceutical innovation. This is of particular importance to the United States, where the U.S. biopharmaceutical research sector leads the world in the development of new medicines with about 4,000 in development or FDA review in the U.S. and more than 7,000 in development worldwide. This sector generates high-quality jobs and powers economic output and exports for the U.S. economy, serving as the foundation upon which one of the U.S.’ most dynamic innovation and business ecosystems is built.
