The event is organized by the the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), DNDi, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), University of São Paulo, and University of Campinas (UNICAMP) for the launch of the project Research Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE-FAPESP) to discover novel drug candidates for the treatment of parasitic tropical diseases. The goal of the project is to discover new drug candidates for clinical development in the treatment of parasitic tropical diseases.
Programme
| 10:00 | Opening |
| 10:05 | PITE–FAPESP Consortium MMV/DNDi/USP/UNICAMP Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Scientific Director, FAPESP, Brazil |
| 10:15 | New Drugs for Neglected Diseases Charles Mowbray, Discovery Director, DNDi, Switzerland |
| 10:35 | Science for All: Urgent Needs Sylvio Canuto, Dean of Research, University of São Paulo, Brazil |
| 10:45 | Are Malaria, Chagas Disease and Leishmaniasis Neglected Diseases? Not at UNICAMP Daniel Martins de Souza, Assistant to the Dean of Research, UNICAMP, Brazil |
| 10:55 | Drug Discovery for the Most Neglected Luiz Carlos Dias, Coordinator of the PITE-FAPESP Consortium (UNICAMP), Brazil |
| 11:05 | Closing |
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