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Sep 9, 2021

License CRISPR patents for free to share gene editing globally

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, education

Wageningen is one of a clutch of research institutions globally that hold patents on CRISPR, a technique that enables precise changes to be made to genomes, at specific locations. Other institutions — including the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of California, Berkeley, which have some of the largest portfolios of patents on the subject — also provide CRISPR tools and some intellectual property (IP) for free for non-profit use. But universities could do better to facilitate access to CRISPR technologies for research.


Universities hold the majority of CRISPR patents. They are in a strong position to ensure that the technology is widely shared for education and research.

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