PAST EVENTS - SYMPOSIA
Reclone Symposium 5: Diagnostics, innovation and local manufacturing in Asia Pacific.
| Time (GMT) | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Welcome | |
| 14:10 | Policy and advocacy for local manufacturing and diagnostics: a scientist perspective | Dr Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge |
| 14:40 |
Lightning Presentations |
Speakers from the Reclone Community |
| 15:10 |
Breakout Option 1: Creative strategies for advocating for access to medicines on university campuses | Merith Basey, Executive Director, North America Universities Allied for Essential Medicines |
| Breakout Option 2: Advocating for global health policy that promotes local manufacturing | Sharonann Lynch, Senior Scholar, Global Health Policy & Politics Initiative, O'Neill Institute, Georgetown University & Senior Visiting Fellow, Yale Global Health Justice Partnership | |
| 15:40 | Post Breakout reflection | |
| 15:45 | Break | |
| 15:50 | Mechanisms for funding and supporting local production of diagnostics: experiences from Latin America | Gabriela Delgado, Deputy director of the Public Health Laboratory - Bogotá Health Secretariat (Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá) Marcela Mercado, Director of Public Health Research at the National Institute of Health in Colombia Natalia Meza, Bio-business Specialist - BIOFIN, UNDP |
| 16:20 |
Closing Remarks | |
| 16:30 |
Regional Networking | |
| Africa Breakout Room | ||
| Asia Breakout Room | ||
| Latin America Breakout Room |
Reclone Symposium 4: Advocacy for Diagnostics Innovation and Local Production
| Time (GMT) | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Welcome | |
| 14:10 | Policy and advocacy for local manufacturing and diagnostics: a scientist perspective | Dr Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge |
| 14:40 |
Lightning Presentations |
Speakers from the Reclone Community |
| 15:10 |
Breakout Option 1: Creative strategies for advocating for access to medicines on university campuses | Merith Basey, Executive Director, North America Universities Allied for Essential Medicines |
| Breakout Option 2: Advocating for global health policy that promotes local manufacturing | Sharonann Lynch, Senior Scholar, Global Health Policy & Politics Initiative, O'Neill Institute, Georgetown University & Senior Visiting Fellow, Yale Global Health Justice Partnership | |
| 15:40 | Post Breakout reflection | |
| 15:45 | Break | |
| 15:50 | Mechanisms for funding and supporting local production of diagnostics: experiences from Latin America | Gabriela Delgado, Deputy director of the Public Health Laboratory - Bogotá Health Secretariat (Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá) Marcela Mercado, Director of Public Health Research at the National Institute of Health in Colombia Natalia Meza, Bio-business Specialist - BIOFIN, UNDP |
| 16:20 |
Closing Remarks | |
| 16:30 |
Regional Networking | |
| Africa Breakout Room | ||
| Asia Breakout Room | ||
| Latin America Breakout Room |
Reclone Symposium 3: MANUFACTURING DIAGNOSTICS 101
| Time (GMT) | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 15:45 | Virtual room opens | |
| 16:00 | Opening Remarks | Kayla |
| 16:05 | Developing In-house RPA and its Applications in CRISPR Diagnostics, specifically SARS-CoV-2 | Dr Aimorn Homchan, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Thailand |
| Q&A | ||
| 16:25 |
Lightning Presentations |
Multiple Speakers |
| 16:40 |
FarmaCoop’s history as a recovered pharmaceutical laboratory and their challenges in manufacturing SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests |
Bruno Di Mauro, as president of Farmacoop, and Biotechnologist Luciano Brum |
| Q&A |
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| 17:05 | Formal Closing | Jenny |
| Breakout Rooms Open | ||
| Room 1: Sharing Best Practices for RPA | Smitha Hedge | |
| Room 2: What’s the best RT | Adam Roberts | |
| Room 3: Top Tips for Sharing Protocols | Fernan Federici | |
| Room 4: Show & Tell: Diagnostic Hardware | Chinna Devarapu | |
| 17:30 | Meeting Closes | |
| Online room will be open for continued discussion |
Reclone Symposium 2.0: BENCH TO BEDSIDE: DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE DIAGNOSTICS
29 July 2020
View talks from the previous symposium on YouTube!| Speaker | Link to Presentation | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ndima, CapeBio | Harnessing African indigenous biological resources to develop “Best-in-Class” biologics for diagnostics | |
| Dr Jacqueline Linnes, Purdue University, USA | Designing user-friendly diagnostics |
