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A role for universities in innovation and global access to medicines: From Lab to Village

A role for universities in innovation and global access to medicines: From Lab to Village. Peter A. Singer McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health University Health Network and University of Toronto peter.singer@mrcglobal.org. Global Health Ethics. Lab to Village Problem Hepatitis B.

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A role for universities in innovation and global access to medicines: From Lab to Village

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  1. A role for universities in innovation and global access to medicines:From Lab to Village Peter A. Singer McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health University Health Network and University of Toronto peter.singer@mrcglobal.org

  2. Global Health Ethics

  3. Lab to Village Problem Hepatitis B • Virus discovered1967 • Vaccine created1969 • Vaccine available1982 Ulmer, J.B. and Liu, M.A. 2002. Ethical Issues for vaccines and immunization. Nat Rev Immunol 2 291-296. http://www.immune.org.n/?t=752

  4. How can innovation help? Developed countries: Grand Challenges PDPs and AMCs Emerging Economies: Affordable innovation Every life has equal value Africa: Innovation Centres

  5. The Geography of Research Collaboration in Health Biotechnology Halla Thorsteinsdóttir

  6. Canada’s Main Developing Countries’ Collaborators – Changes over Time Halla Thorsteinsdóttir

  7. Number of co-authored health biotechnology papers by authors in different sectors in Canada with authors in low and middle income countries (1993-2004) Halla Thorsteinsdóttir

  8. Global Grand Challenges nature

  9. Affordable Innovation: India Lab to Village: Bioethics & Global Health Frew, S. E. et al. India’s health biotech sector at a crossroads. Nat. Biotech 2007. 25 (4), 403-417.

  10. Africa: Stagnant Technologies • Natural Products • Extraction ofArtemisia Annua as an anti-malaria therapeutic (Tanzania) • 2. Diagnostics • Rapid HIV Diagnostic Kits (Kenya) • 3. Synthetic Insecticides • Pyrethrum-based Mosquito Bed Nets (Rwanda)

  11. Lack of Linkages Hampers Health Innovation National Institute for Medical Research (Tanzania): Former Director General Wen Kilama, A to Z Textile Mills (Arusha, Tanzania)

  12. Innovation Centers Innovation Centers bring together Science, Business and Capital … Product Development Fund Virtual Network Physical Centers

  13. Domestic Innovation: Africa

  14. “We in Africa must either begin to build up our scientific and technological training capabilities or remain an impoverished appendage to the global economy” From Dependency to Self Sufficiency President Paul Kagame, Rwanda

  15. How can innovation help? Developed countries: Grand Challenges PDPs and AMCs Emerging Economies: Affordable innovation Every life has equal value Africa: Innovation Centres

  16. Thank You, and Please Join Us on Facebook at ‘Global Health Engage’ Additional funding partners listed at www.mrcglobal.org Additional funding partners listed at www.mrcglobal.org

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