Mobilizing a private sector response to COVID-19

Mission

In late February, many in the scientific and technology communities were wondering what they could do to help beyond following the public recommendations by the CDC and public health officials. 

Researchers in infectious diseases, virology, and epidemiology are central to identifying the best path forward, and we wanted to help coordinate resources to help them tackle the most pressing issues.

To do that, we put out a Request for Ideas for combatting COVID-19. There will be many ways to assist on a global and local level over the coming months, and we wanted to create an open space for those ideas to be vetted and then raised for public and private funding over the coming months.

- COVID-19 Response Task Force, March 6, 2020

Read more about the progress on the initiatives we backed here.

Read about our task force members here.

 

Request for Ideas

While not all-inclusive, we are seeking proposals for the following areas to combat the transmission of COVID-19. If you are researching or working on an idea in one of these areas, please send an email to info@covid19-response.com.

Want to join forces on an existing project or gather support for your own? Head over to our friends at helpwithcovid.com.

  • Point of care diagnostics

  • Treatment mechanisms

  • Vaccine development

  • Public safety & prevention

  • Operational response

Task Force

The COVID-19 private sector task force is made up of researchers, academics, entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors. More information is available here.