Industry Insights Seminar Series: Transforming the path for equitable access to rapid diagnostics for epidemics
Tuesday, 02 March 2021, 12pm to 1.30pm
This session of the Industry Insights Seminar Series will be presented by Dr Joe Fitchett - Medical Director, Mologic.
March's IISS features Dr Joe Fitchett, Medical Director, Mologic.
Talk title: Transforming the path for equitable access to rapid diagnostics for epidemics
Speaker Bio: Dr Joe Fitchett is Medical Director of Mologic, a biotechnology company and manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests, and a co-founder of Global Access Diagnostics - a social enterprise dedicated to high volume manufacturing for epidemics, delinked from commercial return. Mologic is developing a global portfolio for epidemics, surveillance, and neglected diseases at the point of need, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UK government, FIND, and the Wellcome Trust. Previously, Joe was a program officer at the Gates Foundation, with a focus on global policy, advocacy, and resource mobilisation for health. In this role, Joe was responsible for advancing the foundation’s bilateral partnerships with a number of EU donors, through joint investments and multilateral engagement.
In December 2020 Mologic's professional-use COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test was certified with a CE mark.