The fall armyworm is considered by many to be the most destructive and costly pest that farmers battle around the globe, especially for smallholder farmers. With limited access to inputs or a lack of financial means to purchase the right Read More
Year: 2020
Lilly Announces Arrangement for Supply of Potential COVID-19 Antibody Therapy for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as part of the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, have entered into an agreement to facilitate access to future Lilly therapeutic antibodies under Read More
New collaboration makes further 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine available to low- and middle-income countries
Geneva, 29 September 2020 – A further collaboration among the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, Gavi and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will accelerate the manufacture and delivery of up to an Read More
Enko Launches with $66 Million in Funding to Deliver Products that Enable Farmers to Protect Crops From Pests and Disease
Woburn, Mass. – June 26, 2020 — Aiming to kick-start the crop protection industry’s stalled R&D pipelines to develop novel, safer products for the global farming community, Enko Chem Inc. (Enko) today publicly launched after securing $45 million in a Read More
Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
A set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries, affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests were today announced by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. Organizations involved in the milestone agreement include the Africa Centres for Read More
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Invests In 1MG
Gurugram-headquartered healthtech startup 1MG has now added yet another global investor to its cap table with fresh funds and offering intellectual property. According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs filings accessed by Inc42, the company on Thursday (January 30) received an Read More