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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-NIH Second Annual Consultative Workshop July 8, 2015 John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center (Building 35A) NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Welcome -- Francis Collins, Trevor Mundel 8:40 AM - 9:30 AM Drug Repurposing and Global Health: Accelerating the Pace. Co-Moderators: Dr. Chris Austin, NCATS; Dr. Trevor Mundel, BMGF The session will focus on innovations in early and late stage drug repurposing, and relevance to priority therapeutics for global health. Priority topics include: • accessing data & compounds from innovator firms • corporate incentives and models of collaboration • creative IP management • crowdsourcing and clearinghouses • support for Phase IIb and III 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Research Preparedness and Lessons Learned from the Ebola Outbreak Co-moderators: Dr Cliff Lane, NIAID; Alan Magill, BMGF The session will take stock of the challenges encountered in responding to microbial outbreaks, based on the recent experience with Ebola epidemic. The aim is to understand generalizable lessons from this response, and explore ways to most effectively address future outbreaks. Priority topics include: • clinical trial design • implementing clinical trials • developing protocols and guidance for research studies in advance • sharing of specimens and data, and access to specialized reagents • community engagement • coordination and real-time, open sharing of information across diverse disciplines • challenges of implementing rapid funding 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Coffee break