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SUMMARY:Activities and priorities in fields linked to drug and drug delive
 ry device development. - Dr Stephen Gerrard\,The Bill and Melinda Gates Fo
 undation
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DESCRIPTION:This  presentation will principally cover an overview of the F
 oundation’s activities and priorities in fields linked to drug and drug 
 delivery device development.\n\nStephen will specifically highlight in the
  field of drug delivery devices and drug development challenges that the d
 ivision he is in (Integrated Development) focuses on supporting\, covering
  an active portfolio of $1 Billion. Integrated Development focuses their w
 ork in the fields of manufacturing and scale up from the laboratory\, glob
 al regulatory systems and strategy\, and quantitative sciences.\n\nAnother
  critical consideration his team addresses is asking what unique aspects l
 ow resource settings applications must be considered to maximize likelihoo
 d of development and implementation success.\n\nThere will be an opportuni
 ty after the talk to discuss research funding at Gates\, how it works and 
 other career interests.\n\nStephen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stegerrard
 ) completed his BA\, MEng\, PhD and Post Doc at Cambridge in the Departmen
 t of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology\, where he developed a novel d
 rug delivery mechanism he invented for breastfeeding infants for low resou
 rce setting applications (see justmilk.org)\, before moving on to the Gate
 s Foundation.\n
LOCATION:3.00pm Purple Room 5th Floor Dept of Medicine\, Addenbrooke’s S
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