Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture

Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA) "is an non-profit initiative striving to make it easy for developing countries to access new agricultural technologies."

Member organizations include the International Rice Research Institute, and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

Directors
Accessed May 2008:


 * Alan B. Bennett, Executive Director
 * Sara Boettiger, Director, Strategic Planning and Development
 * Cecilia Chi-Ham, Director Biotechnology Resources
 * Kyle Jensen, Director Information and Analysis

Executive committee
Accessed May 2008:


 * Gerard Barry - Golden Rice Network Coordinator, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
 * John Byatt - Associate Director, Life Sciences, University of Florida
 * Robert Goodman - Dean of Cook College, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Rutgers University
 * Keith Jones - Director, Intellectual Property Administration, Washington State University
 * Charles Kitima - Vice Chancellor, St Augustine Universtiy of Tanzania,
 * Alan McHughen - Biotechnology Specialist, University of California, Riverside
 * Irvin Mettler - Senior Licensing Officer, Office of Technology Licensing, University of California, Berkeley

Contact

 * Web: http://www.pipra.org