NIH to launch public-private partnership to speed COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH to launch public-private partnership to speed COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH orchestrating international strategy for COVID-19 pandemic research response

Dear Colleagues:

Today, NIH announced efforts underway to establish a public-private partnership to develop an international strategy for a coordinated research response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The planned Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) partnership will bring together many government health agencies and more than a dozen biopharmaceutical companies to prioritize vaccine and drug candidates in review and connect clinical trial networks to test new and repurposed compounds quickly and efficiently. 

Please read the NIH announcement to learn more about this important collaboration. NIH will keep the community apprised as these efforts develop.