Ana Santos Rutschman

Ana Santos Rutschman is a Professor at the Charles Widger School of Law, Villanova University, specializing in the intersection of Intellectual Property Law, Public Health Policy, and Pharmaceutical Regulation. Her work addresses systemic challenges in global health innovation.

• Key Research Themes: Vaccine patent frameworks
• Pandemic preparedness
• Health equity and misinformation
• Regulatory reforms in drug approval

Her scholarship reveals recurring issues in IP regimes during health crises, analyzing cases like the Myriad gene patents and Moderna vaccine contracts. Recent projects explore data sharing in biotech bankruptcies and equity in vaccine access.

Collaborations with scholars like Yaniv Heled and Liza Vertinsky highlight her interdisciplinary approach. She contributes to debates on vaccine nationalism, emerging technologies, and constitutional health law.