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BIO Ventures for Global Health Receives $7 Million Grant from Gates Foundation to Engage Biotechnology in the Fight Against Neglected Diseases of the Developing World
Date:10/14/2008

-Funds to support creation of market incentives and facilitate new R&D collaborations-

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) today announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has expanded its support of the organization, so it can further engage biotechnology industry innovation to create new medicines for infectious diseases of the developing world. The $7 million grant will help BVGH build the market case for biotechnology industry investment through market-based incentives and to create new opportunities for R&D collaborations.

"We are thrilled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's support for expanding the BVGH mission," said Christopher D. Earl, PhD, President and CEO of BVGH. "Biotechnology industry resources are integral to the discovery of new solutions for the millions of patients suffering from diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and African sleeping sickness."

Barriers such as insufficient markets, funding, and information continue to deter industry from applying their technologies to research and development for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). BVGH is tackling these barriers and addressing the issues most often identified by both the public and private sectors as limiting collaboration and the application of biotechnology resources.

"The biotech industry has an exceptional opportunity to apply its innovative skills to create new global health solutions," said Tachi Yamada, MD, President of the Gates Foundation's Global Health Program. "BVGH designs economic incentives and partnerships that help make this industry commitment possible."

BVGH's accomplishments are measured by the growing numbers of companies who are committing their best scientists and technologies to solving the most pressing public health needs across the globe.

"Improving health care in developing nations is a goal that all biotechnology companies share," said Joshua Boger, Ph
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