Our goal is to ensure the next generation grows up safe from deadly infectious diseases. We work with partners to develop safe and effective vaccines that protect against preventable diseases and to expand access to these vaccines for people in lower-income countries.
SEATTLE, March 24, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced grants totaling $3.7 million to support efforts in the Seattle-King County region to respond to the coronavirus…
Monalisa Chatterji, a senior program officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Discovery & Translational Sciences team, works on the discovery of novel candidate therapeutics.
Interview with Trevor Mundel on COVID-19. Mundel leads the foundation’s efforts to develop high-impact interventions against the leading causes of death and disability in developing countries.
SEATTLE, March 10, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard today committed up to $125 million in seed funding to speed-up the response to the COVID-19…
We are joining forces with Wellcome and Mastercard to beef up our COVID-19 response—backed by $125 million in both new funding and money already earmarked to tackle this epidemic. The…
SEATTLE March 4, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it will commit an additional $5 million to help public health agencies in the greater Seattle…
Interview with Ken Duncan on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). Duncan leads drug discovery efforts for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Discovery & Translational Sciences team.
Interview with Valerie Nkamgang Bemo on COVID-19. Bemo manages the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s investments that support communities affected by natural disasters and complex emergencies.
SEATTLE, February 5, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that it will immediately commit up to $100 million for the global response to the 2019 novel…
