Not-for-Profit Organization
for Management of Maximized Public Sector Benefits in Health Care

- Creator of Innovative Approaches to Intellectual Property Management
of Health Products for Improved Public Sector Access -
- Partner in Public-Private-Partnerships with Pharmaceutical Manufacturers -

As its principal purpose is to increase access to essential health products and technologies in developing countries, Concept Foundation

• Collaborates with the United Nations, public health agencies, and not-for-profit organizations to identify quality products and technologies that are considered a high-priority, public health need;
• Negotiates agreements with these organizations and agencies for ownership rights to the intellectual property and technologies as well as for distribution and marketing rights for health products, and their use in developing countries;
• Manages clinical studies and research projects for international agencies, foundations, and not-for-profit organizations to create intellectual property to be turned into products for licensing out under its license umbrella.
• Establishes Public-Private-Partnerships and negotiates license agreements as licensor to pharmaceutical industry for the manufacturing and marketing of the products under the license umbrella of the Concept Foundation;
• Establishes preferential pricing structures in the license agreements to address the economic abilities of public health sectors in the developing world;
• Identifies and licenses developing country pharmaceutical companies as partners for manufacturing and distribution to support the widest availability of quality products and technologies globally;
• Expands their capabilities by technology transfer and assists them in meeting and maintaining international standards of quality assurance and quality control in production, as well as enhancing the capacity building for quality of counseling and care necessary to expand acceptance and use of the products;

• Utilizes incoming license fees and royalties from the sale of products in the private sector by the commercial partners of Concept Foundation to meet operational costs and to support the preferential pricing schemes to public sector organizations.

Managing the Evolution

In introducing, managing and distributing products and technologies in developing countries around the world, Concept Foundation utilizes a wide network. This includes local and international organizations and consultants, including influential researchers, physicians, academia -on both international and national level-, staff of local hospitals and clinics, and ministries of public health, as well as local and international not-for-profit organizations. The resources within this network help the Concept Foundation to determine how best to meet local health needs.

Once the products are manufactured at international quality standards, and local distributors are identified, staff is thoroughly trained to introduce and expand the use of the products in both the public and commercial sectors to reach the largest numbers of people possible. When registered and approved for sale, the products are supported by information collected with the support of local researchers and marketing firms that assist in developing quality materials for training and information. Local staff members of Concept Foundation's licensees are thoroughly trained to provide accurate medical information regarding the products, as well as to provide quality counseling and informed choice.

Concept Foundation provides assistance for its licensees in designing marketing strategies by utilizing its global knowledge pool of best practices.