2016-WIPO-ReSearch-Mid-Year-Report

2016 BVGH Partnership Hub Mid-Year Report Catalyzing Partnerships for Global Health Agreements BVGH’s 2016 partnering objective is to establish 12 new agreements between Members By the end of June 2016, BVGH had established six agreements These agreements span three diseases and involve 11 Members from five countries BVGH has established 103 WIPO Re:Search collaborations to date WIPO Re:Search Agreements Established January 2016 – June 2016 Malaria (2) Schistosomiasis (2) Soil-transmitted helminthiases (2) Drug (1) Diagnostic (2) Basic research (3) BVGH continues to track WIPO Re:Search projects’ statuses and progress by connecting with Member scientists to obtain regular updates The BVGH team is committed to ensuring all collaborations are carried out to a successful completion and where appropriate, new partners are introduced to advance the program Out of the 103 research projects established to date, 43 are currently active and four have advanced to the next stage of product development Statuses of WIPO Re:Search Agreements Established Each Year Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 To Date Agreements Established Agreements Currently Active Advancing Active Agreements 13 28 36 20 103 15 16 43 1 Recruitment BVGH’s 2016 recruitment objective is to recruit at least four new “targeted” User Members In the first half of 2016, BVGH recruited four new User and Provider Members Two of these Members are located in developing countries To date, WIPO Re:Search has expanded to 105 Member institutions from 29 countries Of these institutions, 86 are User and/or Provider Members WIPO Re:Search Members 23 38 14 23 New Members Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) (Ethiopia) – P, U* Case Western Reserve University (USA) – P, U Malaria Consortium (UK) – P, U Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) (Philippines) – P, U* *Developing world institution Communication BVGH’s 2016 communication objective is to continue activities to increase awareness of WIPO Re:Search and its achievements Since the beginning of 2016, BVGH presented WIPO Re:Search at seven meetings and events and represented the Consortium at an additional three The BVGH Partnership Hub Snapshot newsletter continues to be created and distributed by BVGH on a monthly basis Meetings and Events Attended 10 Anthelmintics – From Discovery to Resistance II, San Diego, USA* Global Health Seminar, Wharton Healthcare Management Department, Philadelphia, USA* WIPO Re:Search Side Event, 69th World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland* ISNTD Diagnostics, Drug Discovery & Development, London, UK* 2016 Seattle Parasitology Conference, Seattle, USA 2016 BIO International Convention, San Francisco, USA 12th Annual Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, San Francisco, USA* Global Health Seminar, Center for Infectious Disease Research, Seattle, USA* Research Discussion Group, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA* Cavendish Global: California Global Health Impact Forum, San Diego, USA *Oral presentation Upcoming Meetings and Events XIX International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Brisbane, Australia* American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 65th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA 2016 Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, Seattle, USA** 8th European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Forum, Lusaka, Zambia** *Oral presentation; **Abstract submitted Snapshot The monthly BVGH Partnership Hub Snapshot keeps Members up to date and informed of BVGH’s activities and Members’ partnering interests The Snapshot is intended to augment Member interest and participation in WIPO Re:Search partnerships The monthly newsletter is sent to approximately 1,440 contacts BVGH continued to feature a funding award each month in the Snapshot section entitled, “BVGH FundFinder Featured Funding Announcement” This section, which was added last year, has been of considerable interest to Snapshot readers BVGH welcomes and encourages feedback and suggestions from Members to ensure the Snapshot content reflects readers’ interests Developed in cooperation with our Sponsors: BIO Ventures for Global Health 401 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA Email: info@bvgh.org Website: http://www.bvgh.org Twitter: @BIOVentures