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The importance of the GloPID-R alliance was highlighted by G7 leaders in their "Vision for Global Health" published in May 2016

The G7 leaders “acknowledge the importance of ensuring mechanisms to accelerate R&D in public health emergencies, and welcome the action to prevent epidemics such as WHO Blueprint, discussions at Global Health Security Initiative and Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R).

Until now there has been no platform for scientists and research funders to identify the best research solutions and channel the necessary funds rapidly. GloPID-R is designed to save valuable resources, avoiding duplication of efforts and lost time.

29 of the world’s major research funders are represented in GloPID-R today.

GloPID-R does not fund projects directly but rather coordinates and shares information among the funding organizations. That way, research funders can jointly or separately target funds to specific infectious disease research programs. They also stay updated on each other’s research results and keep alert to emerging epidemics. Thanks to this cross-sharing of information, members of the GloPID-R network were immediately able to coordinate in response to the emergence of COVID-19, to identify the existing funded research projects in this area and rapidly launch emergency calls to support new, urgent scientific priorities.

Key Dates

2020

July GloPID-R COVID-19 Research Synergies Meetings
April GloPID-R-UKCDR Live Tracker of COVID-19 Research Projects
March Global COVID-19 Research Roadmap
February Rapid research fundings launched worldwide to fund COVID-19 scientific priorities
GloPID-R–WHO Global Research and Innovation Forum on COVID-19
January Publication of the Joint Statement on Data-sharing in COVID-19 Public Health Emergencies

2019

September GloPID-R Chikungunya, O’nyong-nyong and Mayaro Virus Reports, Parts 2 & 3 Published
June Heads of International Biomedical Research Organisations (HIROs) Meeting
GloPID-R Chikungunya, O’nyong-nyong and Mayaro Virus Report, Part 1 Published
May 7th GloPID-R Meeting in Tokyo
April New Member - Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)

2018

September Meeting to advance clinical research preparedness for outbreaks
May Mobilization of GloPID-R members to fund projects tackling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
February 6th GloPID-R meeting in Brussels
January 1st meeting of Industry Stakeholder Group

2017

December Launch of a Chikungunya Working Group
November SAB Report on long-term scientific priorities
Mobilization of GloPID-R members to fund projects tackling the Plague outbreak in Madagascar
October New member - Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN)
Creation of an Industry Stakeholder Group
May GloPID-R Recognized at G20 Health Ministers Meetiing
March 5th GloPID-R meeting in Seoul
February DFID becomes full member

2016

December SAB Meeting in Paris
November GloPID-R Zika Virus Research Workshop in Sao Paulo, Brazil
June G7 leaders welcome GloPID-R action
March 4th GloPID-R meeting in Washington
February New members from India, Canada and Norway join
January New members from the US and Italy join

2015

December Members conference on Zika virus - New members from Africa and UK join
September GloPID-R meeting - New members from Thailand and Brazil join
May 3rd GloPID-R meeting in Cape Town – New members from Argentina, Germany, Mexico and Japan join
January The Secretariat is established to support GloPID-R members and goals

2014

October Second GloPID-R meeting in Montreal - 10 founding members agree on a charter outlining GloPID-R’s goals and governance

2013

The Heads of International (biomedical) Research Funding Organisations (HIRO) agree to create an initiative to facilitate international collaboration between funders in the field of new and re-emerging epidemics
The European Commission and international funders launch the 'Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness' (GloPID-R)
October 1st GloPID-R meeting in Annecy

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