March 16, 2020
Center for AIDS Research Resource Support
Informational Webinar: March 25, 2020 (link) Required Core Consultation Deadline: April 15, 2020 Application Deadline: April 22, 2020 Purpose: To encourage investigators, especially those junior or new to CFAR, to leverage existing CFAR services, data, and/or specimens for short-term, innovative HIV-related pilot projects that are likely to generate sufficient data for subsequent applications for future research funding. Eligibility: A Principal Investigator must:…
March 12, 2020
UW Innovation Highlighted on Italian TV for Treating Covid-19
Dr. Simone Perazzolo, a scientist in the TLC-ART Program, was featured on Italian national TV explaining how an FDA approved protease inhibitor called Lopinavir (Kaletra) may be effective against Covid-19 since requires protease enzymes to replicate. He has highlighted targeted and long-acting drug combinations containing Lopinavir + Tenofovir (HIV and Hepatitis B drugs) currently in…
March 6, 2020
Unitaid to Fund $2MM for Oxygen Therapy Innovations
Unitaid, a partner of the UW TLC-ART Program and a funding arm of the WHO, has announced for innovations in the development of fit-for-purpose oxygen therapy for global health and access. Depending on the scope of the project, the funding range is between USD 500k-2M. The deadline is March 19th, 2020. Please follow the link…
January 31, 2020
WE-REACH is Open for Business
The Center for WE-REACH officially launched on Friday January 31st, 2020. With this announcement to ITHS partners in the WWAMI region, the center plans to educate the next generation of life science entrepreneurs and support value-added project funding to accelerate biomedical products from innovation to reach market and impact the community at large. The news…
December 18, 2019
National REACH Conference
On December 9th and 10th, 4 members of the WE-REACH Executive Leadership attended the National REACH conference held at NIH Headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Rodney Ho (WE-REACH PI and Executive Director), Tong Sun (ITHS Executive Director), Jeanette Ennis (CoMotion Associate Director of Innovation Investments), and Dr. Terri Butler (WE-REACH Associate Director of Outreach and…