Funding for R&D
Funding Calls
- The Novo REPAIR Impact Fund is open for applications through 31 July 2020. Go here for current details.
- 2020 funding rounds for CARB-X have not been announced.
- The Global AMR R&D Hub’s dynamic dashboard (link) summarizes funders and projects by geography, stage, and more.
- It’s not a funder, but AiCuris’ AiCubator offers incubator support to very early stage projects. Read more about it here.
See also the summary of Incentives for R&D (link)
In Praise of Non-Inferiority
Dear All (semi-wonkish but intended for everybody to read and absorb): There’s been a lot of recent discussion about “lessons learned from COVID-19.” Indeed, there are many valuable points: global cooperation, preparedness, supply chains, and so forth. As an example, I note the 17 Sep 2020 communique from the G20 Health Ministers (link): it was heavily
FDA and EMA regulatory updates / Fireside chat during the 4th AMR Conference
Dear All (lots and lots of wonkish detail here, be sure your blood caffeine level is adequate!), During the 24-28 Aug 2020 BEAM Alliance-sponsored AMR Conference (go here or see below my signature for more), I had the opportunity on 27 August to chat with Sumati Nambiar (FDA) and Marco Cavaleri (EMA) about ongoing regulatory activities. The
