WIPO Re:Search Members

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Aberystwyth University (IBERS)

The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University is a globally-renowned, award winning research and teaching centre. IBERS is a new venture that has brought together staff from the Institutes of Rural Sciences and Biological Sciences at Aberystwyth University and the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER). With approximately 300 research, teaching and support staff, IBERS is excellently positioned to make positive strides against many of the challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century. Specifically, within the Parasitology and Epidemiology (PE) Research Group of IBERS, scientists engage in fundamental biological investigations using multi-disciplinary expertise and world class facilities. By engaging in basic-science-, co-evolutionary driven- and systems-based- investigations, we collectively address some of the world’s major health problems caused by important biomedical and veterinary pathogens. Our expertise includes gene level investigations, application of functional genomics-based technologies, high-throughput compound screening, biomarker discovery, host-parasite interactions, immunological investigations, evolutionary studies, ecological epidemiology, mathematical modelling, GIS, satellite and aerial remote sensing and climate modelling. Our studies consider a range of infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protozoa, microsporidia and helminths (with particular regard to Fasciola hepatica and Schistosoma mansoni).

African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AiBST)

AiBST is a biomedical research and education institute that focuses on the sciences and technologies of drug discovery, development, and rationale use of medicines in Africa. In 2011, AiBST was selected as an African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDi) Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) and Toxicology. Our vision is to be a pan-African institute of excellence in biomedical sciences, technologies, and tertiary education towards the provision of healthcare solutions for Africa. We are doing this through research in the DMPK & Toxicology of drugs used for the treatment neglected diseases in Africa and pharmacogenomics/genetics research on the efficacious and safe use of medicines in African populations. The technology platform and scientific expertise we have established is being accessed by many scientists across Africa through training of postgraduate students and provision of DMPK services to drug discovery projects. AiBST has established a comprehensive network of national, continental and international collaborations that are enabling it to implement South-North, and South-South technology transfer and sharing.

Alnylam

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is a leader in the field of RNA interference, or RNAi, with a goal of realizing RNAi’s full potential for therapeutic applications. Alnylam's IP estate includes fundamental, chemistry, delivery, and therapeutic target patents. While all of these patents are important, we believe that the “fundamental” patents in particular define the broadest coverage for the development and commercialization of RNAi therapeutics. Alnylam has a deep commitment to social leadership that develops and delivers innovative solutions to impact patient health, science education, and the community. Alnylam demonstrated a commitment to global health when it was the first biotech company to join the Pool for Open Innovation against Neglected Tropical Diseases in 2009. The company contributed its entire patent estate to the program, making its expertise in RNAi available to researchers working on drugs for neglected tropical diseases.

AstraZeneca (AZ)

AstraZeneca (AZ) is proud to be a part of the WIPO Re:Search initiative, which we joined as a founding member in 2011, and we are committed to sharing our intellectual property with prospective partners who have the same passion for advancing research in neglected tropical diseases, including TB and malaria. AstraZeneca is proud to make a commitment that all patents owned by AstraZeneca or MedImmune should be used to promote  NTD R&D and will therefore be available for royalty-free licensing under the terms of the WIPO Re:Search Guiding Principles. In view of this commitment, AZ is contributing the entire portfolio of patents and published patent applications which it owns, to WIPO Re:Search for license as above, subject only to any conflicting obligations to third parties existing prior to the request for such license. There is no intention to imply that all our contributed patent rights will have relevance to NTDs but in making this broad commitment we make clear that any such rights will be available to promote NTD R&D anywhere in the world [ID 1421].  Since we are taking a whole portfolio approach to our patent contribution, we will not list all patent rights contributed, because AstraZeneca patents can easily be identified on public databases such as WIPO’s . Some patents which we believe will be of immediate relevance for NTDs have been included in Re:Search at launch and are mentioned below. We will work with Users to specifically identify patents of particular interest and amend the website to make specific reference to these.

Biotec (National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology)

The Center, originally known as NCGEB, was first set up under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Energy on 20 September 1983. After the establishment of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) on 30 December 1991, BIOTEC became one of the NSTDA centers, operating outside the normal framework of civil service and state enterprises. This enabled the Center to operate more effectively to support and transfer technology for the development of industry, agriculture, natural resources, environment and consequently the social and economic well-being of Thai people. As a premier research institute in Thailand and Asia, BIOTEC operates research units located at Thailand Science Park and specialized laboratories hosted by various universities, employing over 544 staff, of which 155 are PhD researchers and 245 research assistants and lab technicians (as of September 2010). BIOTEC research covers a wide spectrum from agricultural science to biomedical science and environmental science. Apart from research laboratories, BIOTEC activities also include policy research, an outreach program, training and international relations.

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society.

Center of Excellence for Malaria Diagnosis, University of Lagos, Nigeria

The College of Medicine was conceived by the founding fathers as a medical school that acts as an autonomous entity within the University of Lagos. Since 1962, it has been working tirelessly to further its goal of producing highly trained medical manpower to provide specialized medical services and to conduct research into health related problems. Our commitment to research and publications of research findings has led to the rebirth and regular publication of The Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine, the Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences and other departmental / Society based journals. Furthermore, the College of Medicine is an ANDI Centre of Excellence for Malaria Diagnosis.

Center for World Health & Medicine (CWHM)

The Center for World Health & Medicine (CWHM) works to discover and develop safe and effective new therapies for neglected diseases of poverty in the developing world, rare (orphan) diseases, and other unmet medical needs. Beyond that, CWHM will work to make these new therapies affordable and accessible to all who are in need of them. Our unique not-for-profit Center consists of a large team of former pharmaceutical scientists collaborating with international disease experts, biomedical and synthetic chemistry researchers within Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri Saint Louis and partnering with Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (China) and Dalhousie University (Canada), ready to translate fundamental discoveries into promising new drugs.

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is a patient-needs driven, not for profit R&D organization that develops safe, effective, field adapted and affordable medicines for neglected diseases. Since 2003, in partnership with public and private sector entities, DNDi has delivered 5 new treatments for malaria, sleeping sickness and visceral leishmaniasis. DNDi regards drug research as a public good that should primarily lead to the advancement of health. Therefore, DNDi negotiates with its partners to ensure equitable access and to disseminate the results of its work as widely as possible to encourage additional or follow-on research in the field of neglected diseases. DNDi joined WIPO Re:Search in 2011.

Eisai

Eisai is a research-oriented, global pharmaceutical company committed to improving the health of all individuals worldwide regardless of wealth or geography. We give our first thoughts to patients and their families and are committed to help improve the lives of patients and their families — a principle grounded in Eisai's human health care (hhc) philosophy, which has been embedded into our Article of Incorporation and national programs across the globe. Eisai is committed to developing and implementing long-term sustainable strategies using partnership-based models to improve the affordability, availability, adoption, and access to medicines. Most of these 2.7 billion persons lack access to essential health care and medicines. Along with governments, international organizations, and other private sector companies, Eisai is determined to play a central role in improving access to medicines worldwide.

Eskitis Institute (Griffith University)

The Eskitis Institute is a world-class drug discovery research centre. We discover and develop potential new cures for diseases in areas such as: Cancer; Neurological diseases; Infectious diseases, and Global health. Our drug discovery projects are supported by the Nature Bank biodiscovery resource - a storehouse of over 200,000 screen-ready optimised natural product fractions derived from over 45,000 plants and marine invertebrates from across Australia and South East Asia. Home to the nationally unique Queensland Compound Library, an automated store of nearly 400,000 pure compounds created by Australian chemists, Eskitis offers a full spectrum of drug discovery services. To find out more about our research visit griffith.edu.au/eskitis . 

Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics(FIND)

FIND is a not-for-profit organization, recognized by the Swiss government as an “other international organization.” Its aim is to address the urgent need for better diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases, the lack of which is often the greatest obstacle to the care and control of many diseases in the developing world. FIND is devoted to developing and implementing affordable, easy to use and cutting-edge diagnostic technologies for the developing world. Towards this end, FIND uses a public-private partnership model to build and sustain effective partnerships with all those involved in diagnostics. These partnerships and a quality-assured project management framework enable us to accelerate products through a well-defined value chain - from discovery and proof of principle, to development, evaluation, WHO endorsement and implementation of new technologies. Only through a concerted effort involving the research community, private companies, civil society and the public sector it is possible to generate the momentum necessary for rapid progress in delivering better diagnostics to the developing world.

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz  (Fiocruz)

Fiocruz is attached to the Brazilian Ministry of Health and  is the most prominent science and technology health institution in Latin America.   Established in 1900, Fiocruz's mission focuses on addressing Brazil's major public health problems through research and dissemination of scientific and technicial knowledge. Today the institution is responsible for a range of activities which include research development; highly-regarded hospital and ambulatory care services; production of vaccines, drugs, reagents, and diagnostic kits; education and training of human resources; information and communication in the area of health, science and technology; quality control of products and services, and the implementation of social programs. It has over  11,000  employees and health professionals  dedicated to the cause of health and social development. 

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines, and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s third largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues. GSK joined WIPO Re:Search as a founding member in 2011. Prior to this, in February 2009, GSK created the Pool for Open Innovation, a key component of GSK’s commitment to open innovation for neglected tropical diseases. GSK has pledged to break down barriers to innovation and access to medicines in the developing world by establishing the Tres Cantos open laboratory for research on neglected tropical diseases, making publicly available the information on more than 13,500 compounds from the company’s compound library that may be effective against malaria, and launching new collaborations to further share intellectual property and know-how and accelerate the delivery of new medicines for neglected tropical diseases.  

Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI)

IDRI is a new breed of global health nonprofit, taking a comprehensive approach to address infectious diseases. It combines the high-quality science of a research organization with the product development capabilities of a biotech company to create new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines. IDRI acts as a bridge between knowledge and action, combining a passion for improving human health with the understanding that it is not just what we know about disease, but what we do to change its course that will have the greatest impact. Developing products that solve intractable global health challenges is what we do, and we have a track record of doing it successfully. IDRI’s unique, holistic, product-based approach to fighting infectious diseases, and its partnerships with businesses, non-profit foundations, and government agencies has already yielded novel diagnostics, vaccines, and treatment strategies that are protecting and saving lives.

 

International Vaccine Institute (IVI)

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), created initially as an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme, began formal operations as an independent international organization in 1997 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Currently, IVI has 40 countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) as signatories to its Establishment Agreement. IVI has a unique mandate to work exclusively on vaccine development and introduction specifically for people in developing countries, with a focus on neglected diseases affecting these regions. Working in collaboration with the international scientific community, public health organizations, governments, and industry, IVI is involved in all areas of the vaccine spectrum – from new vaccine design in the laboratory to vaccine development and evaluation in the field to facilitating sustainable introduction of vaccines in countries where they are most needed.

 

iThemba

iThemba, which means “hope” in Zulu, is a research-based drug discovery company located in South Africa. The company strives to champion world-class, drug discovery and development of new treatments for neglected infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other prevalent diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. iThemba has developed a strong foundation in synthetic organic, natural product and medicinal chemistry, and its core staff has diverse multinational experience and is well-supported through several world renowned pharmaceutical experts. To achieve its objectives, iThemba Pharmaceuticals has developed a robust pipeline of carefully selected molecular scaffolds for relevant biological targets that offer promise for treating infectious diseases of interest, particularly tuberculosis.

 

Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Kenya

Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) was established in 1979 as a semi-autonomous government institution, succeeding the East African Agricultural and Forestry Research Organization and the East African Veterinary Research Organization. KARI’s mission is “to contribute to increased productivity, commercialization and competitiveness of the agricultural sector through generation and promotion of knowledge, information and technologies that respond to clients’ demands and opportunities.” One of the centers of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, the ‘’Muguga TRC Biochemistry Division’’ focuses on trypanosomiasis. This division is directed towards understanding of parasites, studying the mechanisms that enable a trypanosome to be a successful parasite, and development of safer and more effective management of trypanosomiasis through proper diagnosis and chemotherapy.

 

Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research (KCCR), Ghana

KCCR is an international platform for collaborative bio-medical research. Since last year (2011) it has been recognized as African Network for Drug discovery and Innovation (ANDI) Centre of Excellence for applied biomedical research. Our objectives are: to conduct basic and applied research on tropical diseases; to address scientific topics in medical epidemiology and health implementation on subjects of regional importance; to contribute to the development of human and technical resources through teaching, postgraduate training, scientific collaboration and maintaining research facilities,to foster multinational scientific collaboration in the diagnostics, treatment and management of tropical diseases. The centre seeks to promote and sustain a vibrant biomedical research environment, capable of attracting quality research projects and turning out the next generation of researchers to meet the current and the future health needs of Ghanaians and the international community. Among the variousdieseases of research focus are Tuberculosis, Filariasis, Buruli ulcer, Malaria, etc.

 

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)

LSTM was the first institution in the world dedicated to tropical disease and has led the field in the fight against infectious, debilitating and disabling diseases ever since. A registered charity, LSTM works in over 60 countries worldwide to bring research innovation and scientific breakthroughs from the lab to those most in need and fulfill its mission of improving the health of the world's poorest people. LSTM’s worldwide reputation and the calibre of its research outputs has made it the leader of a number of international consortia and product development partnerships aimed at reducing or eliminating the impact of diseases such as TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria, dengue and lymphatic filariasis upon the world's poorest. LSTM also functions as a centre for excellence, a premier teaching institution and leading provider of technical assistance to health communities in the lesser developed countries of the world.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital , founded in 1811, is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The MGH conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with an annual research budget of more than $750 million and major research centers in AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, reproductive biology, systems biology, transplantation biology and photomedicine. In July 2012, MGH moved into the number one spot on the 2012-13 U.S. News & World Report list of "America's Best Hospitals.

Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT)

Founded in 1861, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century — whether the focus is cancer, energy, economics or literature. MIT has expertise, intellectual property and know-how related to numerous technology platforms that might provide insights or technologies that would be useful to WIPO Re:Search members – particularly those developing diagnostics. Through WIPO Re:Search MIT welcome inquiries related to their technological expertise in various scientific fields to support the development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for neglected tropical diseases, malaria and tuberculosis.  

McGill University

The McGill University, founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, is Canada's leading post-secondary institution. It has two campuses, 11 faculties, 10 professional schools, 300 programs of study and more than 35,000 students. McGill attracts students from more than 150 countries around the world. Almost half of McGill students claim a first language other than English - including 6,200 francophones - with more than 6,800 international students making up almost 20 per cent of the student body. Partnering with McGill University provides a competitive advantage to private sector entities - that's good business sense in today’s fast-paced environment. Whether you are looking to reduce your technical or financial risk, to gain access to highly specialized facilities, to license new technologies or to attract highly skilled people, McGill University has the researchers, students and services that can meet your business needs.

Medical Research Council (South Africa)

The goals of the Medical Research Council (MRC) are, through research, development and technology transfer, to promote the improvement of the health and the quality of life of the population of South Africa. Promoting and conducting research is the core business and primary strategic objective of the MRC as a knowledge-producing organization. Research, in and of itself makes no difference to health and quality of life unless it can be translated into effective real-world interventions which can have an impact on people’s lives.  

Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)

MMV, a not-for-profit public-private partnership, was established as a foundation in Switzerland in 1999. Its mission is to reduce the burden of malaria in disease-endemic countries by discovering, developing and facilitating delivery of new, effective and affordable antimalarial drugs. MMV joined WIPO Re:Search in 2011.  

Merck (MSD)

Today's Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs, and partnerships.  

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (USA)

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. In its efforts to fulfill this mission, the NIH fosters fundamental creative discoveries, innovative research strategies, and their applications as a basis for ultimately protecting and improving health. The NIH also expands the knowledge base in medical and associated sciences, and develops, maintains, and renews scientific human and physical resources that will ensure the United States’ capability to prevent disease.

Northeastern University (NEU)

The Northeastern University (NEU) mission is to educate students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment, and to create and translate knowledge to meet global and societal needs. Our vision is to be a university that expands the meaning and impact of our engagement in the world using our knowledge and resources as positive forces for change in both our local communities and our global society. This vision will be realized through offering students a transformative experience, grounded in experiential education that ignites their passion for learning while opening up for them the endless possibilities around them. We will assist our students in becoming engaged citizens of the world, confident and resourceful people who realize that their knowledge and action can have positive consequences for their own lives and for the lives of others. This vision will be realized through interdisciplinary scholarship and translational research by which we will dynamically participate in addressing problems in our urban environment, in our region and across the globe. Northeastern strives to translate fundamental research into applications that will contribute to economic development and enhance societal well being. Our collaborative approach will encompass partners in government and industry, and artists, innovators and scholars both inside and outside our community. We strive to create a vibrant and diverse community, characterized by collaboration, creativity, an unwavering commitment to excellence and an equally unwavering commitment to exhibiting respect for one other. We aspire to be a model for what our society can be.

Novartis

Novartis provides healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies. Focused solely on healthcare, Novartis offers a diversified portfolio to best meet these needs: innovative medicines, eye care, cost-saving generic pharmaceuticals, consumer health products, preventive vaccines and diagnostic tools. Novartis is the only company with leading positions in these areas. In 2010, the Group's continuing operations achieved net sales of USD 50.6 billion, while approximately USD 9.1 billion (USD 8.1 billion excluding impairment and amortization charges) was invested in R&D throughout the Group. Our access-to-medicine programs, valued at USD 1.5 billion, reached more than 85 million patients during 2010. We also work to develop medicines to combat tropical, infectious diseases such as dengue, tuberculosis and malaria through the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, and research vaccines for diseases of the developing world through the Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis Group companies employ approximately 121,000 full-time-equivalent associates and operate in more than 140 countries around the world.

PATH

PATH is an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, we help provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. At PATH, we envision a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone, and we strive to improve global health and well-being in everything we do. To help fulfill that mission, PATH joined WIPO Re:Search in 2011.

Pfizer

At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to improve health and well-being at every stage of life. We strive to set the standards for quality, safety, and value in the discovery, development, and manufacturing of medicines for people and animals. Our diversified global health care portfolio includes human and animal biologic and small molecule medicines and vaccines, as well as nutritional products and many of the world’s best-known consumer products. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments, and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Consistent with our responsibility as the world’s leading biopharmaceutical company, we also collaborate with health care providers, governments, and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For more than 150 years, Pfizer has worked to make a difference for all who rely on us.

Sanofi

Sanofi, a diversified global healthcare leader, discovers, develops, and distributes therapeutic solutions to improve the lives of everyone. We work to prevent and treat the diseases that we know of today, as well as those we may face tomorrow. Because we believe that the patients themselves, in their own specific environment and conditions, best know what is relevant for them, we are investing in a move forward to more individual healthcare. The epidemiological and sociological data that we handle enable us to tailor our scientific advances to each economic and cultural context, to help position good health as a fundamental human right, for everyone throughout the world.

Seattle Biomed

Seattle Biomed is the largest independent, non-profit organization in the US focused solely on infectious disease research. Our research is the foundation for new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics that benefit those who need our help most: the 14 million who will otherwise die each year from infectious diseases, including malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Founded in 1976, Seattle BioMed has nearly 350 staff members. By partnering with key collaborators around the globe, we strive to make discoveries that will save lives sooner.

Stanford University

Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions, founded by Leland and Jane Stanford in 1891 to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization." The Stanford School of Medicine is a premier research-intensive medical school that improves health through leadership and collaborative discoveries and innovation in patient care, education, and research.

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)

Since its founding in 1943, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) has become a world-renowned Institution for teaching, research and services in the field of International Health Development. The multi- and cross-disciplinary activities and experience of scientific laboratory studies, conceptual clinical work and practical transfer of technical expertise to health system planning and programs in local, national and partner countries are the building blocks of our success. We are determined to improve public health, strengthen health systems and reduce poverty through partnerships, mutual learning, contribution and achievement.

Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI)

Established in 1977 in Giza, Egypt, the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI) is a leading reference center for research and training in diagnosis, control and management of endemic diseases and their complications. In particular, TBRI focuses on the effects of urinary and hepatic schistosomiasis, viral hepatitis, chronic liver disease and their complications. The Institute adopts an integrated research strategy focused on diagnosis and control, tracking morbidity, and disease management. TBRI is firmly committed to global health and working collaboratively with researchers and institutions.

University of Bamako, Mali

The University of Bamako is Mali’s only public university and medical school with an enrollment of approximately 60,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1988 as part of theFaculty of Medicine, Pharmistry, and Dentistry (FMPOS), the Malaria Training and Research Centre (MTRC) has extensive partnerships in global health with universities and other institutions worldwide to carry out research that includes clinical trials, clinical and molecular parasitology, immunology, pathogenesis, drug resistance, basic and molecular epidemiology, basic and molecular entomology, and geographic information systems and remote sensing. It further serves as an ANDI Centre of Excellence for Clinical Development of Malaria Products.

University of Buea, Cameroon

The University of Buea was created in 1993 following wide-ranging university reforms in Cameroon. The mission of UB is to provide opportunities for quality education through teaching and research in a supportive environment and in ways that respond to market forces. The University is dedicated to the continuous quest for excellence, the promotion of moral and human values, and service to the community. Its teaching and research programs emphasize relevance, encourage tolerance and promote creative, critical and independent thinking. In the field of health, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Science are dedicated to achieving excellence and advancing health through leadership in education in the health sciences, discovery, innovation, research, and exemplary health delivery services. The University currently host, among others, the pan-African ANDI Centre of Excellence for Onchocerciasis Drug Research, and had been the host of the WHO/TDR Centre for Onchocerciasis Drug Screens in Africa.

University of California Berkeley (UCB)

The mission of the University of California Berkeley is to serve society through teaching, research and public service. In accordance with its commitment to accelerate gains in global health, the university established: 1) The Berkeley Alliance for Global Health in 2008. Comprised of two centers—the Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases and the Center for Global Public Health—this innovative "discovery to delivery" platform joins quantitative biosciences and bioengineering with international field expertise in public health and health policy in order to address the health challenges of the world’s undeserved populations and, 2) Its Socially Responsible Licensing Program in 2004, which deploys technological and knowledge-based solutions invented at Berkeley, through creative IP management strategies and innovative business models for the benefit of the developing world.

University of Dundee

The University of Dundee (UK) was founded in 1881 as a constituent college of the University of St Andrews alongside United College and St Mary's College located in the town of St Andrews, Scotland. Following significant expansion, the University of Dundee became an independent body in 1967 whilst retaining much of its ancient heritage and governance structure. Since its independence, the university has grown to become an internationally recognized centre for research. The University has 17,500 students and over 3000 staff. University of Dundee’s mission is to advance and diffuse knowledge, wisdom and understanding by teaching and research and by the example and influence of it corporate life.

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a major public research and teaching institution, guided by its mission to serve as a "center for learning, research, scholarship and creative endeavor" in the state of Kansas, the United States, and the world. In carrying out this endeavor, the university attains high levels of research productivity and is dedicated to cooperative research to address the issues facing an increasingly complex and diverse global community. The KU Medical Center strives to advance the health sciences through internationally recognized research programs in strong basic, clinical, and translational sciences, as well as drug discovery, health services research and public health.

University of Washington, Seattle

The University of Washington is a multi-campus university in Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell, as well as a world-class academic medical center. We are dedicated to educating the next generation of thinkers and doers and to leveraging faculty and researcher expertise in the search for new ideas and innovations to address the world’s most pressing challenges. UW Medicine leads in providing research services, facilities, and instrumentation to support discoveries in human health and biology. Established in 1946, the UW School of Medicine has grown quickly into a highly productive, highly collaborative research community with excellent scientific resources and facilities spread out over more than 30 departments and numerous centers and institutes. It is ranked sixth in the nation among academic biomedical research institutions by U.S. News & World Report. Within the UW Medicine organization, the School of Medicine receives more than $500 million per year in research funding — fully half of all grant funding received by the University of Washington.

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)

The WRAIR aims to conduct biomedical research that is responsive to Department of Defense and US Army requirements and delivers life saving products including knowledge, technology and medical material that sustain the combat effectiveness of the Warfighter. WRAIR has developed two modern Centers of Excellence-Infectious Disease Research and Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience Research. World-renowned scientists with expertise in comprehensive Soldier fitness, brain injury, and sleep management make up the Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience Research. The Center for Military Infectious Disease Research combines expertise in the development of vaccines and drugs for prevention and treatment of such diseases as malaria, HIV/AIDS, dengue fever, wound infections, leishmaniasis, enteric diseases and others. - Bioproduction facility for the manufacture under cGMP conditions of biologicals for Phase I clinical trials and other studies. - Clinical trial expertise and facilities both in the U.S. and in areas with high transmission rates of selected infectious diseases and with high rates of drug-resistant tropical diseases. - Insectary for raising mosquitoes and sand flies. - Biosafety Level 3 laboratories. - Modern AAALAC-accredited animal facilities and research suites. - Multidrug-resistant Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN).

Potential Users

Many of the above institutions, including DNDi, Fiocruz, MMV, and MRC, among others, have indicated their interest in licensing the technologies/services available through WIPO Re:Search as well as being Providers. To avoid repetition, they are only listed as "Providers".

Anacor (Palo Alto, California)

Anacor is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel small-molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform. Anacor has discovered seven compounds that are currently in development including its lead compounds: tavaborole, a topical antifungal for the treatment of onychomycosis; AN2728, a topical anti-inflammatory PDE-4 inhibitor for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis; GSK ‘052 (formerly referred to as AN3365), a systemic antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, which is licensed to GlaxoSmithKline; AN8194, which is licensed to Eli Lilly and Company for an undisclosed animal health application; and AN5568, which is licensed to Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative for sleeping sickness. Anacor is also developing AN2718 and AN2898 as backups to tavaborole and AN2728, respectively. In addition, Anacor has a research and development agreement with Medicis Pharmaceuticals to discover and develop boron-based small molecule compounds directed against a target for the potential treatment of acne.

 

Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia)

EIDD is using Wipo Re:Search to access patents and research data and ultimately select promising compounds that could lead to effective new medicines. EIDD was formed with the mission of discovery and preclinical drug research to develop therapeutics for neglected diseases. EIDD is training new generations of researchers in a multidisciplinary drug discovery environment, and maintains a focus on commercially neglected diseases, global health partnerships, mentored research, multidisciplinary interactions both within and outside Emory University.

 

GALVmed

GALVmed is working to protect livestock and save human lives by making livestock vaccines, medicines and diagnostics accessible and affordable to the millions in developing countries for whom livestock is a lifeline. GALVmed was established in 2005 in Edinburgh, UK and now has offices in Botswana and New Delhi, and representation in Kenya, South Africa and Malawi. It is a not-for-profit global alliance of public, private and government partners and a registered charity in Scotland

 

Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin)

Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization made up of scientists, researchers, and advocates dedicated to reducing needless human suffering from vaccine preventable and neglected tropical diseases. Sabin works with governments, leading public and private organizations, and academic institutions to provide solutions for some of the world’s most pervasive health care challenges. Since its founding in 1993 in honor of the oral polio vaccine developer, Dr. Albert B. Sabin, the Institute has been at the forefront of efforts to control, treat, and eliminate vaccine preventable and neglected tropical diseases by developing new vaccines, advocating use of existing vaccines, and promoting increased access to affordable medical treatments.

 

University of Calgary

Established in 1966, the University of Calgary is is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude in Canada’s most enterprising city. The university has a clear strategic direction—Eyes High™—to become one of Canada’s top five research universities by 2016, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community of Calgary. Supporting industry and businesses locally, nationally and internationally, the University of Calgary strives to serve the community and reflect its values, while working to find solutions to some of the most challenging problems facing society today. The university serves over 31,000 students in more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, and has more than 110 active student exchange agreements with institutions around the world. The university also has a satellite campus in the Middle East, the University of Calgary—Qatar.

 

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF),founded in 1873, is dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. UCSF's innovative, collaborative approaches to healthcare, research and education span disciplines across the health sciences and make it a world leader in scientific discovery and its translation into improved health. UCSF is also recognized internationally as one of the world's great research universities with a trademark culture of collaboration. At UCSF, basic scientists and clinical researchers from all disciplines work together to find solutions for preventing and treating disease.

 

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Africa Fighting Malaria (AFM)

The Africa Fighting Malaria AFM is a non-profit health advocacy group founded in 2000 and based in South Africa and the United States. Our mission is to make malaria control more transparent, responsive and effective. We conduct research into the social and economic aspects of malaria and raise the profile of the disease and the issues surrounding its control in the local and international media. AFM strives to hold public institutions accountable for funding and implementing effective, integrated and country-driven malaria control policies and to promote successful private sector initiatives to control the disease.

 

Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)

The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) supports and advances academic technology transfer globally. AUTM’s global network of members come from more than 350 universities, research institutions, teaching hospitals and government agencies as well as hundreds of companies involved with managing and licensing innovations derived from academic and nonprofit research. The association helps its members effectively commercialize their inventions, and it provides professional development and networking opportunities for technology transfer professionals at all career levels and across the globe.

 

BIO

The BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling “innovations transforming our world".

 

Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)

The COHRED supports research and innovation for health, equity and development in low- and middle-income countries. COHRED promotes research for health and innovation that addresses the needs of the disadvantaged, and works with countries to build the skills and systems required for such essential research. COHRED fully believes that an investment in improving systems, governance and management for research in the health sector is a direct investment in a country’s economic future.

 

Developing World Health

Founded in 2008, Developing World Health aims to seek partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, institutions, hospitals and other organizations to conduct medical research on new cures or treatment approaches for NTDs, as well as agreements to manufacture and distribute newly approved therapies. Through a network of collaborations, the Developing World Health facilitates the development, approval, manufacture and distribution of new medicines to developing countries.In addition to developing new treatments for NTDs, Developing World Health is working with partners to treat children in Africa against the 7 most common NTDs like Bilharzia (schistosomiasis), hook worm, river blindness and trachoma.

 

European Commission – Directorate General for Research and Innovation

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research & Innovation develops and implements European research and innovation policy with a view to achieving the goals of Europe 2020 and the Innovation Union. It supports research and innovation through European Framework Programmes; supports national and regional research and innovation programmes; contributes to the creation of the European Research Area; and supports European organisations and researchers in their cooperation at international level.

 

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) leads India in the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. One of the oldest medical research bodies in the world, ICMR is composed of 19 mission-oriented national institutes that conduct research on tuberculosis, leprosy, cholera and diarrheal diseases, as well as viral diseases, including HIV/AIDS and malaria, and other diseases. ICMR also houses six regional medical research centers that aim to strengthen or generate research capabilities in different geographic areas of India, as well as five units that address food and drug toxicology, viral diseases, and other regulatory issues.

 

IFPMA

IFPMA represents the research-based pharmaceutical companies and associations across the globe. The research-based pharmaceutical industry’s 1.3 million employees research, develop and provide medicines and vaccines that improve the life of patients worldwide. Based in Geneva, IFPMA has official relations with the United Nations and contributes industry expertise to help the global health community find solutions that improve global health. IFPMA manages global initiatives including: IFPMA Developing World Health Partnerships Directorycatalogues the research-based pharmaceutical industry's long-term partnership programs to improve health in developing countries, IFPMA Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices sets standards for ethical promotion of medicines, IFPMA Clinical Trials Portal helps patients and health professionals find out about on-going clinical trials and trial results.

 

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a state corporation charged with carrying out health research in Kenya. KEMRI has grown from its humble beginning 27 years ago to become a regional leader in human health research. The Institute currently ranks as one of the leading centers of excellence in health research both in Africa and around the world. KEMRI aims to improve on the quality of health and human life through conducting research, disseminating and translating research findings for evidence-based policy formulation and implementation, and through partnerships with other organizations and institutions.