Tag Archives: Matthew Herder
Make the Deals with COVID-19 Vaccine-Makers Public Now
Matthew Herder and Andrea MacGregor question whether the deals just announced by the federal government with two companies developing COVID-19 vaccines serve the public interest because details about these deals are not publicly available.
Responding to the Opioid Epidemic
Matthew Herder considers possible regulatory responses to the opioid epidemic that aim to recover health care costs, compensate survivors, or prosecute pharmaceutical companies.
Whither Peer Review at CIHR
Matthew Herder reviews three significant problems with the peer review system at CIHR, as a result of which high-quality research by social science and humanities researchers is left ‘undone.’
Talking Plasma and Markets with my Mother
Matthew Herder shares a conversation with his mother about why she is a regular plasma donor.
Beware ‘Innovation-Speak’
Matthew Herder wrote a Master’s thesis on Canadian science policy some ten years ago and by the time he was done, he had sworn off the word ‘innovation.’
Impact Ethics 