Patent toxicity

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A toxic-free world is one of the goals of the European Green Deal and a key objective of the World Health Organization Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals. However, although use of some toxic chemicals is being banned, others continue to be developed. We consider this motivation for a closer examination of the toxicity of chemical inventions. We combine patent analysis with computational toxicology and develop a methodological roadmap to measure patent toxicity, that is, the extent to which a patent includes 'components' (or compounds) that are toxic to humans and/or the environment. To illustrate our proposed methodology, we analyse the toxicity of ten well-known hazardous chemicals. The measurement of patent toxicity opens up interesting avenues for future research and, potentially, has some strong policy implications.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: LEM Working Paper Series ; No. 2020/33

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Chemicals; Rubber; Drugs; Biotechnology; Plastics
• Subject: Patents ; computational toxicology ; chemical inventions

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Biggi, Gianluca ; Giuliani, Elisa ; Martinelli, Arianna
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM)
• (where): Pisa
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/243491
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET