Conflict of Interest: Battistelli/CEIPI/EPO and AstraZeneca
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-04-10 16:48:32 UTC
- Modified: 2022-04-10 16:48:32 UTC
Summary: To demonstrate how absurd patent coverage can get, consider AstraZeneca 'reporting' EPO news and then 'former' management of the EPO (still working for Benoît Battistelli at CEIPI) as the most prolific commenter; this is just one example among dozens we see each week, filling the vacuum left by dying publishers (entering or interjecting selfish interests); of course criticising António Campinos is impermissible at the site
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