BVGH Building Partnerhips for Global Health
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BVGH Building Partnerhips for Global Health
BVGH Building Partnerships for Global Health BIO Ventures for Global Health BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) is a results-oriented nonprofit organization dedicated to solving global health challenges by forming connections between people, resources, and ideas. BVGH does this through a range of services and programs. Collaboration Cross-sector, international collaborations are fundamental to the development of new biomedical products. BVGH employs its unique partnering model to develop meaningful collaborations with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and deliverables. WIPO Re:Search WIPO Re:Search is led by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in partnership with BVGH and several leading pharmaceutical companies. The Consortium’s aim is to accelerate drug, vaccine, and diagnostic development for neglected tropical diseases, malaria, and tuberculosis. WIPO Re:Search Collaboration Map As the Partnership Hub Administrator, BVGH examines scientists’ current research and proposes novel collaboration opportunities with other Members. BVGH also fields requests from researchers, identifies Member organizations able to fulfill these requests, and helps forge mutually beneficial collaborations. Upon establishing a collaboration, BVGH provides partnership support and alliance management to ensure the project is successful. Supporting Research and Development Research and development requires knowledge, training, infrastructure, technology, and funding. BVGH’s work expands access to expertise, resources, and funding. BVGH FundFinder BVGH FundFinder is a comprehensive database of open and upcoming funding opportunities relevant to neglected infectious disease research and product development. Critical information about each award is categorized and summarized, streamlining the search for funding. In addition to the awards database, BVGH also identifies partners to strengthen award eligibility, and provides introductions to funders for application guidance. This program also includes the BVGH FundFinder Newsletter, a quarterly newsletter highlighting grants, profiling funders, and presenting funding success stories. Funders Award Types • Government agencies • Multinational organizations • Industry • Foundations • Professional societies • R&D grants • Fellowships • Scholarships • Travel awards • Other opportunities Key Information Search Criteria • Program overview • Award amount & duration • Eligibility criteria • Collaboration requirements • Deadline • Award type • Grantee type • Product focus • Research stage • Disease area • Location BVGH FundFinder • Award contact Fellowship and Equipment Donation BVGH coordinates and manages the short-term placement of biopharmaceutical company employees at research institutes in Africa. During these placements, company Fellows work alongside the institutions’ researchers, sharing their skills, demonstrating techniques, and presenting seminars focused on industry’s processes and approaches to research and product development. BVGH places gently-used laboratory equipment sourced from biopharmaceutical companies at biomedical research institutions in Africa. These donated equipment are instrumental to building local drug discovery capacity and in-country expertise. AAPS – BVGH Africa eLearning Initiative BVGH and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) have partnered to bring eCourses and webinars, as an eLearning Initiative, at no cost, to select research institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. The eCourses are comprehensive online offerings that provide the convenience of self-paced learning in numerous subjects in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sciences. The course material was developed by top researchers in the field and is intended to provide practical perspectives from industry and academic scientists with expertise in the subject area. The eLearning Initiative has proven to be a multifaceted tool offering both educational material as well as a structured model for learning. One participating institute has attributed significant changes to their curriculum to the eCourses and the learning progression gleaned from the different modules. Reaching Stakeholders The diverse and interdisciplinary nature of global health requires connecting with a broad group of stakeholders to succeed. BVGH advertises and promotes global health organizations and their activities, as well as proactively organizes meetings focused on global health challenges and ideas. Global Fungal Infection Forum The Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (GAFFI) partnered with BVGH to develop a report on the burden of opportunistic fungal infections, funding, and gaps. For this, GAFFI and BVGH hosted the Global Fungal Infection Forum. Over 60 experts and representatives from more than 30 countries gathered to align efforts to improve management of fungal infections. A global roadmap, 95-95 by 2025, to reduce the burden of fungal diseases was developed based on input from the meeting. African Pavilion BVGH organizes the African pavilion at the BIO International Convention. The pavilion showcases the innovations and life science capabilities of research organizations from the African continent. BVGH coordinates the pavilion, panel sessions centered on Africa and its healthcare needs, a global health presentation by BVGH President, a media event featuring BIO President and CEO, James Greenwood, and a private bilateral meeting with biopharmaceutical companies and key African representatives. Customized Engagement BVGH works with an organization to develop a customized plan to participate in global health activities and facilitate engagement opportunities. BVGH Membership Program The BVGH Membership Program offers Members a package of services to support and advance their global health activities. It is built on three pillars: Strategic Engagement, Knowledge & Reports, and Advocacy & Awareness. A dedicated BVGH team works closely with each Member to understand their priorities for partnerships, disease areas, and regions. Work is tailored within each of the three service areas to create complementary deliverables supporting the Member’s objectives. Membership Services and Deliverables Strategic Engagement Knowledge & Reports Advocacy & Awareness Partnership development Customized engagement proposal 2 reports with recommendations 4 summaries of funding awards 3 publications 1 presentation or panel Dedicated BVGH Team Knowledge and Reports An organization’s understanding of its target regions, populations, and disease areas is essential. BVGH develops reports describing the markets, landscapes, and regulatory environments of interest to organizations. Neglected Disease Product Pipelines BVGH surveys the drug, diagnostics, and vaccines in use or in development for the management of neglected diseases. BVGH reviewed the drug and diagnostic pipelines for the ten neglected tropical diseases selected as priorities by Uniting to Combat NTDs in the London Declaration. BVGH completed a similar survey of drugs and diagnostics for tuberculosis and malaria, as well as a survey of drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines for Ebola virus disease. Antimicrobial Resistance BVGH prepared a report for the World Health Organization describing the product development pipelines of antibiotics, anti-malarial drugs, and anti-tubercular drugs, as well as the pipelines for diagnostics to detect antimicrobial drug resistance. An extensive survey of publically available data, including primary sources and secondary sources, was conducted. A brief analysis highlighting key findings and novel products was also developed. Finally, incentives and initiatives to support R&D of antibiotic drugs and diagnostics to detect antibiotic resistance were identified and summarized. Pipeline | 260 antibiotics are in development, on the market, or discontinued 12 17 Discovery 22* 23 15* Pre-clinical *1 drug is in Phase I & Phase III for different indications; *°1 drug is in Phase III & on market for different indications 159*° Phase I Phase II Phase III 14° Market Discontinued °13 marketed drugs and 2 discontinued drugs are veterinary products BVGH was founded in 2004 by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) with financial and in-kind support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and BIO. “Millions of people in developing nations are suffering because they lack good health care, including a full range of available therapies. The issues are complex, but we can all agree on the need for higher levels of collaboration – both to invent new therapies and to put a greater number of safe, effective medicines and vaccines within reach of the people who need them.” - Freda C. Lewis-Hall, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, Pfizer “The role of industry in improving global health cannot be understated. We have been, and must continue to be, leaders, experts, innovators, and - most importantly partners in global efforts to reduce suffering and burden of disease.” -James Greenwood, President and CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization Chairman, BVGH Board of Directors BIO Ventures for Global Health Email: [email protected] • • 401 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109 Website: http://www.bvgh.org 5.18.16 • Twitter: @BIOVentures
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