Report on UAEM Neglected Diseases and Innovation Symposium

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene has published a report on the first UAEM Neglected Diseases and Innovation Symposium.  Click here for the full report.

ABSTRACT: Universities Allied for Essential Medicines organized its first Neglected Diseases and Innovation Symposium to address expanding roles of public sector research institutions in innovation in research and development of biomedical technologies for treatment of diseases, particularly neglected tropical diseases...

With not for profit mission statements, open access publishing standards, open source platforms for data sharing and collaboration, and a shift in focus to more translational research, universities and other public research institutions are well-placed to accelerate development of medical technologies, particularly for neglected tropical diseases...