2021 WGND Annual Meeting

October 14, 2021 | Zoom Webinar

Overview

The Stop TB Partnership Working Group on New Drugs’ Annual Meeting has proven valuable as a neutral forum to bring together those working in research and development to get a full understanding of the progress, challenges, and critical issues to developing TB treatment.

Speakers
Melvin Spigelman
TB Alliance, WGND
Barbara Laughon
NIH/NIAID, WGND
Zaid Tanvir
TB Alliance, WGND
Stewart Cole
EPFL
Gavin Churchyard
AIDS Clinical Trials Group
Ulrike Buchwald
TB Alliance
Morounfolu Olugbosi
TB Alliance
Alexander Pym
Janssen
Robert Bates
GlaxoSmithKline
Francesca Conradie
Ilaria Motta
MSF
Nicholas Paton
SPRINT-TB
Katya Kurbatova
US CDC TBTC
Jeffrey Hafkin
Otsuka
Charles Wells
Gates Medical Research Institute
Martin Boeree
Pan-African Consortium for Evaluation of Anti-TB Antibiotics (PanACEA)
Michael Hoelscher
EDCTP/University of Munich
Norbert Heinrich
University of Munich
Michael Hoelscher
EDCTP/University of Munich
Carole Mitnick
Harvard Medical School
Meeting Recap

The 2021 WGND Annual Meeting took place on Thursday, October 14th at 9AM EDT / 3PM CEST / 6:30PM IST. During the meeting, updates were provided by representatives from pharmaceutical, government agencies, research organizations, non-profits, academia, and others involved in TB research and development. The meeting provided an overview of the current state of the Global TB Drug Pipeline with representatives providing updates on active trials, collaborations, novel compounds, and treatment research. 

The meeting was held using Zoom Webinar. A recording of the meeting is available here: https://vimeo.com/640491592

  • Working Group on New Drugs
    Welcome Address
    Melvin Spigelman
    TB Drug Year-in-Review
    Barbara Laughon
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/01_%20Barbara%20Laughon_Year-in-Review.pdf
    WGND Updates
    Zaid Tanvir
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/02_Zaid%20Tanvir_WGND%20Update_0.pdf
  • TB Drug Development Updates
    ERA4TB
    Stewart Cole
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/03_ERA4TB_Stewart%20Cole.pdf
    AIDS Clinical Trial Group
    Gavin Churchyard
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/04_ACTG_Gavin%20Churchyard.pdf
    TB Alliance
    Ulrike Buchwald
    Morounfolu Olugbosi
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/05_TB%20Alliance_Ulrike%20Buchwald_Folu%20Olugbosi.pdf
    Janssen
    Alexander Pym
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/06_Janssen_Alex%20Pym_to_post.pdf
    GlaxoSmithKline
    Robert Bates
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/07_GSK_Rob%20Bates.pdf
    BEAT Tuberculosis
    Francesca Conradie
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/08_BEAT%20TB_Francesca%20Conradie.pdf
    TB-PRACTECAL
    Ilaria Motta
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/09_TB-PRACTECAL_Ilaria%20Motta.pdf
    TRUNCATE-TB
    Nicholas Paton
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/10_TRUNCATE%20TB_Nick%20Paton.pdf
    US Centers for Disease Control / TB Trials Consortium
    Katya Kurbatova
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/11_TBTC_Katya%20Kurbatova.rev_.pdf
    Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
    Jeffrey Hafkin
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/12_Otsuka_Jeffrey%20Hafkin.pdf
    Gates Medical Research Institute
    Charles Wells
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/13_GMRI_Charles%20Wells.pdf
    PanACEA, Unite4TB, & LM University of Munich
    Martin Boeree
    Norbert Heinrich
    Michael Hoelscher
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/14_PanACEA_Unite4TB_LMU_Martin%20Boeree_Michael%20Hoelscher_Norbert%20Heinrich.pdf
    endTB
    Carole Mitnick
    https://www.newtbdrugs.org/sites/default/files/meetings/files/15_endTB_Carole%20Mitnick_2021.pdf