Events

In December 2019 SARS-CoV-2 the cause of COVID-19, was responsible for thousands of deaths in Wuhan, China. By March 11, 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 as a worldwide pandemic.The single most effective way to tackle this pandemic is a working vaccine, which is why Vaccine Congress West Coast is bringing together experts who have been working […]

Translating AMR R&D mapping into policy and action. The Global AMR R&D Hub, through its Dynamic Dashboard, is the global knowledge centre for AMR R&D. The Dynamic Dashboard captures and presents: AMR R&D investments from across the globe and One Health sectors; what new antibacterials are in the pipeline; and what is being done to […]

Infectious diseases have always impacted human history, but in the past 50 years we have managed to control or eliminate some infectious diseases through improved hygiene, vaccination, antimicrobials, advances in medicine and public health policies. However, the current pandemic is a reminder that we need to continue to pursue our efforts to control these pathogens, […]

Join us at the virtual 2020 ASM Conference on Next-Generation Sequencing, taking place Dec. 7-11, 2020, and get comprehensive guidance with up-to-date examples in the use of NGS technology for applied results in the traceability and clustering of microbial pathogens associated with food safety, clinical infection, environmental contamination and other potential sources of disease outbreaks. […]

The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit convenes the best minds in the world to confront the most significant health challenges by matching human, financial, scientific, and educational resources with innovative and impactful ideas. The Summit will focus on the converging crises of public health, economic insecurity, and social injustice. COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses across […]

CARB-X participants include Erin Duffy, Chief of R&D. Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS is collaborating with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a component of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to form Blue Knight. This collaboration aims to stimulate innovation and incubation […]