The foundation provided support to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a multinational pharmaceutical company, to expand access to generic molnupiravir in low- and middle-income countries. Investment Date: March 2022
Investment Types: Volume Guarantee
BioFarma
BioFarma received support from the foundation to expand access to its novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Investment Date: April 2022
UNICEF Antivirals
The foundation provided support to UNICEF to create a pool of flexible financing to improve access to generic novel COVID-19 oral antivirals in low and middle-income countries. Investment Date: March 2022
Gavi / Serum
The foundation has partnered with Gavi and the Serum Institute of India (“SII”) to accelerate the manufacture and delivery of up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for low- and middle-income countries. The collaboration was expanded in August 2020 Read More
Lilly mAb
The foundation partnered with Eli Lilly and Company to facilitate access to future Lilly therapeutic antibodies under development for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 for low- and middle-income countries as part of the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator. The COVID-19 antibodies Read More
SD Biosensor
SD Biosensor received support from the foundation to make its COVID-19 Ag Rapid Diagnostic Test available to low- and middle-income countries. Making high-quality, affordable tests with results available in 15-30 minutes is a critical tool to fight the pandemic. Investment Read More
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories received support from the foundation to make its Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test available to low- and middle-income countries. Making high-quality, affordable rapid diagnostic tests with results available in 15-20 minutes is critical in the fight to control Read More
UNFPA Supplies
Alongside the UK’s Department for International Development, the foundation provided support to UNFPA Supplies to create a pool of flexible financing to improve reliable access to family planning commodities in low- and middle-income countries supported by UNFPA Supplies. Investment Date: Read More
Empowering Women and Strengthening Families
To improve access to family planning, the Gates Foundation strategic investing team sought to increase the availability and affordability of contraceptive implants
UNICEF OPV
The foundation provided a volume guarantee to Novartis to reduce the price of oral polio virus vaccines in the developing world.