Matthew Rimmer<p>'The World Health Organization (WHO) and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) have... announced a sublicensing agreement between MPP and a Nigerian health technology company – Codix Bio – to start development and manufacturing of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) using technology transferred from global in-vitro diagnostics company – SD Biosensor (SDB). This agreement will contribute to advancing equitable access to vital diagnostic tools through local production, expanding manufacturing capacity in the African Region.' <a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/09-05-2025-who-and-medicines-patent-pool-announce-sublicensing-agreement-for-rapid-diagnostic-test-technology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">who.int/news/item/09-05-2025-w</span><span class="invisible">ho-and-medicines-patent-pool-announce-sublicensing-agreement-for-rapid-diagnostic-test-technology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/patent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patent</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/patentpools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patentpools</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/access2meds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access2meds</span></a></p>