Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) co-chairs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Working Group on Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics. This group of government and private partners is working to identify and collaborate on projects to develop diagnostic tests for low resource areas. One area of focus is to leverage resources for the development of a rapid POC diagnostic test for viral infections such as HIV or influenza. NIBIB hosted a working group session on March 30, 2017, that focused on patient access to health diagnostics. Ideas from this session were presented at the larger NIH-Gates Foundation meeting on June 30, 2017, hosted by NIH. In December 2021 the Tech Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health (NTAC) was launched by NIH and the Gates Foundation. Through this Challenge, NIBIB offered $1,000,000 in prizes to spur and reward the development of low-cost, POC molecular, cellular, and/or metabolic sensing and diagnostic technologies to guide rapid clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and ultimately prevent maternal morbidity and mortality. Awards will be made in the summer of 2022.; |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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