American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Symposium Showcase

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Symposium Showcases Efforts To Meet the Need for New Medicines to Treat Infectious Diseases

An urgent need for new medicines to treat neglected infectious diseases in the developing world has prompted a growing number of collaborations among academic researchers, non-profit product development partnerships (PDPs), and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Noted today in a symposium at the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), these collaborations are opening up new avenues of access to industry technology, expertise, and capabilities, enabling the harnessing of industry resources for new product innovation.

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