PIPRA Information

PIPRA is an non–profit initiative striving to improve access for developing countries to new technologies, specifically in the agricultural sector. PIPRA serves a number of purposes, the most important of which is helping public sector technologies to have an impact on the poor worldwide. We do this by decreasing intellectual property barriers, improving commercialization strategies, and increasing technology transfer. We also help public institutions more broadly by supporting them in getting their technological innovations to those who need it most. PIPRA helps innovators working to create new applications for agricultural, health, water, and energy technologies in developing countries and helps public sector organizations get their technologies out of the lab and into use. We do this by improving innovators' ability to navigate IPR issues and think strategically about commercialization.