Projects

G-FINDER: Global Funding of Innovation for Neglected Diseases

A 5-year project for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to track global public, private, and philanthropic investment into the development of new products for a wide range of neglected diseases, from TB, malaria and AIDS through to helminth infections, pneumonia and meningitis.

The Effectiveness of Financing and Aid Coordination in Responding to the HIV Epidemic in the Pacific Region

This project for the UNAIDS Commission on AIDS in the Pacific explores financing for HIV in the Pacific and the effectiveness of regional coordination mechanisms in responding to the disease.

African Regulatory Systems Research

A study, commissioned by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, to develop a better understanding of how African authorities can regulate the safety, efficacy and availability of imported and local drugs and vaccines in ways that better reflect African realities, health environment and priorities.

Health Innovation Systems in Africa

A study commissioned by the Netherlands Government and conducted in partnership with the Council on Health Research and Development (COHRED) which is designed to better understand how to strengthen health innovation systems in Africa.

The malaria product pipeline: planning for the future - Completed 2008

A project supported by the Global Forum for Health Research through contributions from the World Bank. This project analyses global malaria drug and vaccine portfolios and the resources needed to support clinical development of these pipelines to 2012.

Accelerating AIDS vaccine research and development in Europe - Completed 2008

A study aimed at identifying the drivers and barriers to biotech involvement in HIV/AIDS vaccine R&D and assessing opportunities for new European policies to stimulate innovation in this area.