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Will WHO Member States Pony Up for Neglected Diseases?
Recognizing that traditional market forces – namely incentives related to intellectual property and a steady demand for products – have failed in developing countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) asked a member state-nominated group to come up with ways to fund R&D and pay for the treatment of neglected diseases in the world’s poorest nations. [...]
VC Funding Floods Colorado Biotechs, But Will It Stifle Innovation?
By Marylyn Donahue.
Biotechs in Colorado, US, are enjoying a windfall of funding from Venture Capitalists who have to date invested $66.1 million in six of the state’s companies working in the fields of biofuel, medical devices and biopharma, according to a report released Feb 21 by OnBioVC, a Boulder-based tracker of investments in the life [...]
Posted in Biotech, Deals, Guest Blog Also tagged Biogen, Biotech, Colorado, OnBioVC, Stewart Lyman, VC, venture capitalists Leave a comment
TB Alliance Trumpets New, Improved Drugs at World Health Assembly
Like polio and leprosy, developed countries have long since tamed tuberculosis. But even now, other parts of the world continue to struggle against the disease, with nearly all (98 percent) of TB’s 1.7 million worldwide deaths occurring in developing countries. TB’s high comorbidity with HIV infections has recently added another level of urgency to efforts [...]
Posted in Corporate Responsibility, Emerging Markets, Global, R&D Also tagged AIDS, Developing country, HIV, Médicins Sans Frontières, neglected diseases, TB, TB Alliance, Tuberculosis, WHA, World Health Assembly Leave a comment
"Series A Crunch"? Some Suggestions