MEND2010

In addition to building relationships to catalyze Research and Development for the benefit of the global poor, MeND2010 will examine specific Workshop Questions:

Panel 1: Priorities and Pathways to Affordable Drugs, Diagnostics and Vaccines

• What are the research priorities for the poor in terms of urgency and feasibility?
• How can various scientific disciplines most effectively contribute?
• How can academic scientists most effectively access research resources, organizations and networks able to facilitate ND health technology development?

Panel 2: Collaborations with Industry and Product-Development Partnerships

• What are the challenges to more effective collaborations between academia and PDPs?
• What are those for academia and industry?
• How can these be overcome and yield more productive research partnerships?

Panel 3: Funding Sources, Trends and Policy Proposals

• What sources of funding are available to academic labs for research in neglected disease areas?
• How much is available, and for what types of research, specifically?
• How is this funding best accessed?
• Who has incentives to fund R&D on neglected diseases, and why?
• How might the academic community and others increase available funding?
• What other creative financing mechanisms are feasible?