Submissions for #OpenChagas are open!🔬 Open Chagas is a new platform for open innovation and collaboration between DNDi and the Latin American Chagas disease drug discovery community. Researchers from Latin America who submit their projects will receive free review and professional feedback on their #Chagas disease drug discovery projects from DNDi experts. Hear more about who can submit projects and how to get involved from DNDi Drug Discovery Coordinator Luiza Cruz. 📅 Submissions are open until 31 December 2024. 🔗 Learn more and submit your project here: dndi.org/open-chagas
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative - DNDi
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International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients.
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The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is an international, not-for-profit research and development organization. We discover, develop, and deliver treatments for neglected patients around the world. Our treatments are affordable and patient-friendly – and have already saved millions of lives. We are researching new treatments for people living with Chagas disease, sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis), leishmaniasis, filarial infections, mycetoma, paediatric HIV, hepatitis C, and dengue. Together with our partners, we are working on over 40 projects, including more than 20 new chemical entities. We are also running over 20 clinical trials. When the medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999, they dedicated a portion of the award to addressing this fatal imbalance and exploring a new, alternative, not-for-profit model for developing drugs for neglected patients. As a result in 2003, MSF, the World Health Organization, and five international research institutions founded DNDi.
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- neglected diseases, drug development, leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, malaria, filarial diseases, paediatric HIV, open innovation, not-for-profit, R&D, medicine, research, mycetoma, hepatitis C, dengue, ntds und neglected tropical diseases
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Beschäftigte von Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative - DNDi
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Mae Shieh
Head, Business Development and Decarbonisation Project Lead at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative - DNDi
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Herve Lecuelle
R&D Portfolio and Planning Head at DNDi
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Joelle TANGUY
Health, Climate, Gender, Equity and Humanitarianism. @Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) ex MSF | GAVI | Red Cross | UN Women |…
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Delali A.
Global Executive Leader | Board Member & Advisor | Operator | Biopharma & Healthcare Expertise | Passionate @ People Access
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Did you know that the technology developed by 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners is being used for neglected diseases? Google DeepMind’s AI protein structure prediction model, #AlphaFold, has contributed to DNDi’s work to discover new medicines for millions of people facing neglected diseases such as Chagas and leishmaniasis. This is how we envision scientific progress: making a difference for the most vulnerable communities on our planet. Huge congratulations to The Nobel Prize laureates Demis Hassabis & John Jumper from our partner DeepMind, along with David Baker, for their truly game-changing discoveries and tremendous achievement.
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.” The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 is about proteins, life’s ingenious chemical tools. David Baker has succeeded with the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have developed an AI model to solve a 50-year-old problem: predicting proteins’ complex structures. These discoveries hold enormous potential. The diversity of life testifies to proteins’ amazing capacity as chemical tools. They control and drive all the chemical reactions that together are the basis of life. Proteins also function as hormones, signal substances, antibodies and the building blocks of different tissues. Proteins generally consist of 20 different amino acids, which can be described as life’s building blocks. In 2003, David Baker succeeded in using these blocks to design a new protein that was unlike any other protein. Since then, his research group has produced one imaginative protein creation after another, including proteins that can be used as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, nanomaterials and tiny sensors. The second discovery concerns the prediction of protein structures. In proteins, amino acids are linked together in long strings that fold up to make a three-dimensional structure, which is decisive for the protein’s function. Since the 1970s, researchers had tried to predict protein structures from amino acid sequences, but this was notoriously difficult. However, four years ago, there was a stunning breakthrough. In 2020, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper presented an AI model called AlphaFold2. With its help, they have been able to predict the structure of virtually all the 200 million proteins that researchers have identified. Since their breakthrough, AlphaFold2 has been used by more than two million people from 190 countries. Among a myriad of scientific applications, researchers can now better understand antibiotic resistance and create images of enzymes that can decompose plastic. Life could not exist without proteins. That we can now predict protein structures and design our own proteins confers the greatest benefit to humankind. Learn more Press release: https://bit.ly/3TM8oVs Popular information: https://bit.ly/3XYHZGp Advanced information: https://bit.ly/4ewMBta
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How are life-saving drugs discovered? 🤔 We're on a mission to de-mystify how treatments 💊 for life-threatening diseases are developed, and we're starting with host-directed therapies. In the first of a new series, our Senior Discovery Project Manager Fanny Beltran Escudié explains how drugs targeted at the human body rather than the cause of illness aren't as crazy as they sound - and could help save the lives of thousands of people with neglected diseases! Want to know even more? Visit the Drug Discovery Explained website: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dCNph2cA BenevolentAI | Institut Pasteur Korea | Fiocruz | Universidade Estadual de Campinas | USP - Universidade de São Paulo | Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London | Drug Discovery Unit, University of Dundee | Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp | Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit MORU | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Diamond Light Source | University of Oxford
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🆕 📣 We're very pleased to announce our 2024 Projects of the Year! These recognise DNDi R&D teams and key partners for outstanding progress in the areas of pre-clinical and clinical research. 🔗 Read our full announcement: https://lnkd.in/e8VQdkwS 🔸 Project of the Year in pre-clinical research: DNDI-6899 for leishmaniasis Last year, Bangladesh became the first country to officially eliminate visceral leishmaniasis, and other countries in South Asia and Eastern Africa are making steady strides toward elimination – thanks in part to safer, simpler treatments made possible by DNDi research. Today, our focus is on delivering all-new, all-oral treatments that are still needed to achieve and sustain this progress. The promising compound DNDI-6899 is now among the front-running candidates in our leishmaniasis portfolio, with preparations for continued Phase I research now underway. 🔸 Project of the year in clinical research: Fexinidazole for T.b. rhodesiense sleeping sickness In 2023, a favourable opinion from the European Medicines Agency paved the way for fexinidazole to be distributed in African countries where the most acute and lethal form of sleeping sickness is prevalent. In 2024, the World Health Organization changed its treatment guidelines to recommend the drug as first-line treatment for the T.b. rhodesiense form of the disease. Together with project partners, our teams are proud to have delivered the innovation needed to move us one important step closer to sustainable sleeping sickness control and elimination. We sincerely thank all the partners who contributed to these projects 🙏 : DNDI-6899: GSK Global Health Unit | Drug Discovery Unit, University of Dundee | WuXi AppTec | University of Liverpool | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Fexinidazole: Ministry Of Health Malawi | Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO) | Rumphi Hospital, Malawi | Lwala Hospital, Uganda | Makerere University | Universidade Nova de Lisboa | IHMT NOVA | IRD | Epicentre, Paris, Maradi, Mbarara | Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute | World Health Organization #leishmaniasis #sleepingsickness
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What innovative approaches are we are taking to develop treatments for neglected diseases in low- and middle-income countries? We're thrilled to share this piece in the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics by our North America Director Delali A., explaining how DNDi's collaborative model is bringing the best science to the most neglected communities. 🔸 https://lnkd.in/dh__5ceK
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We support the World Health Organization's new global strategic plan to tackle dengue. 🔸 https://lnkd.in/gcNZCUUa There is still no specific treatment for dengue, so we agree that investigating potential therapeutic approaches to reduce disease severity and prevent complications - a key point in the WHO dengue plan - is crucial. Together with our partners from the Dengue Alliance, we're working on developing a simple and safe treatment that would prevent progression to severe dengue, and therefore reduce the pressure on health systems. 🔸 https://lnkd.in/ettg5DvC Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University | Ministry Of Health, Malaysia (KKM) | Fiocruz | Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais #dengue #innovatingtogether #denguealliance
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Amazing news that the Pan American Health Organization has officially recognised Brazil 🇧🇷 as having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem! 👏 🎉 🔸 https://lnkd.in/eUUTfgrz After decades of dedication, the Brazilian government, local communities, and international partners were able to stop transmission of the disease in 2017, using strategies such as mass drug distribution, vector control, and strong surveillance - paving the way for this milestone. This inspiring achievement shows the power of international collaboration and local expertise to eliminate neglected diseases around the world. 🙌 World Health Organization #filariasis #NTDs #beatNTDs
Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
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Huge congratulations to our founder Dr Bernard Pécoul on his appointment as Vice-Chair of the Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP) Board of Directors! 👏
We are proud to announce Prof Glenda Gray as the Chair of our GARDP Board of Directors, and Dr Bernard Pécoul as Vice-Chair. Together with board members, they will oversee GARDP’s mandate to develop and deliver treatments for drug-resistant infections. Prof Gray is a distinguished scientist who has led the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) for two five-year terms. Dr Pécoul founded the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative - DNDi. Under his guidance from 2003 until 2022, DNDi delivered 12 new treatments for six deadly diseases. GARDP is very grateful to our outgoing Board chair, Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan. During his term, GARDP has made significant progress towards establishing the global ecosystem needed to address antimicrobial resistance. “Prof Gray brings a wealth of experience in public health and innovation and has led efforts in collaborative research to address pressing health challenges in South Africa and globally.” Dr Manica Balasegaram, Executive Director of GARDP. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dED_yf78 #AMR #Board #Announcement #AntibioticResistance
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Neglected populations in low- and middle-income countries will be disproportionately affected by climate change. The consequences are already being felt and cannot be ignored. Our CEO Dr Luis Pizarro has signed this urgent letter in partnership with the Collective MindS Health x Climate Council and other representatives from the global health community, urging global leaders to take action to prevent lives being lost to the climate crisis. Read the letter in Fortune: 🔸 https://lnkd.in/eyT7a6T8 It’s time for action. It’s time to adapt. #UNGA79 #ClimateFinance #ClimateChange #TimeToAdapt | Foundation S | Sanofi
Global health leaders pen open letter to 'those with the power to prevent lives being lost to the climate crisis'
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We’re very happy to announce we will be joining the Green Village district in Geneva! Our new office will place us next door to many of our medical innovation and global health partners in the city, allowing us to collaborate even more closely to enable a future where everyone, everywhere can access the medicines they need. #InnovatingTogether Stockholm – Green Village | Green Village Geneva
✍🏼 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲̀𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘂 𝗱𝗲́𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗺 : 𝗗𝗡𝗗𝗶, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗲́𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮̀ 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳, 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝟭'7𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝟮 𝗣𝗣𝗘 𝗮𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹’𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲. Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative - DNDi, une organisation de recherche et développement indépendante à but non lucratif qui œuvre pour développer de nouveaux traitements contre les maladies négligées (notamment la maladie du sommeil, la leishmaniose, la maladie de Chagas, le mycétome, et la dengue), occupera environ 1’700m2 de l’immeuble Stockholm – Green Village, au cœur de Green Village Geneva. Depuis sa création en 2003, DNDi s'est associée à des partenaires publics et privés du monde entier pour mettre à disposition treize nouveaux traitements abordables et adaptés au terrain pour six maladies mortelles, sauvant ainsi des millions de vies. 🏢 Quelques mois à peine après le début de sa commercialisation, l’organisation officialise son acquisition de 20% du bâtiment, accompagné par son conseil et représentant SPG. « 𝘕𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘋𝘕𝘋𝘪 𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘦́𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦́ 𝘥'𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘦́𝘳𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘶 𝘣𝘢̂𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘮 𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘦́ 𝘥𝘶 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦», a déclaré M. Stylianos Pappas, directeur des finances du Conseil œcuménique des Églises. « 𝘓𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘭 𝘥𝘦 𝘋𝘕𝘋𝘪, 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢̀ 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘦́𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦́𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦, 𝘴'𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘶 𝘊𝘖𝘌 𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦́ 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦. » 🌱 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑘ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑚, 𝑢𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑢 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑟 Green Village Geneva, 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑒́ 𝑠𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑢 Conseil œcuménique des Églises 𝑒𝑡 𝑑𝑒́𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒́ 𝑝𝑎𝑟 Implenia. 📸 Crédit photo : Karin Schermbrucker-Unicef/DNDi