{"id":37,"date":"2020-03-16T15:32:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2020-05-12T19:31:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:01:23","slug":"date","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 1px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 38px;\" data-font-weight=\"600\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Task Force on Repurposing of Drugs for COVID19<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TFORD-LOGO-Small-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TFORD-LOGO-Small-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TFORD-LOGO-Small-250x132.png 250w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TFORD-LOGO-Small-342x180.png 342w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TFORD-LOGO-Small.png 378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Principal Scientific Advisor to the GoI, Dr K VijayRaghavan, has constituted a S&amp;T Core Group on COVID19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Under the aegis of the S&amp;T Core Group on COVID19, a Task Force has been constituted focused on Repurposing of Drugs for COVID19 (in short &#8220;<strong>TFORD-COVID19<\/strong>&#8220;)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Task Force is being coordinated by:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li>Dr V Premnath, Head, NCL Innovations at &nbsp;CSIR-NCL and Director, Venture Center<\/li>\n<li>Dr Anurag Agarwal, Director, CSIR-IGIB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Project title: Speeding up the Lab to Market Journey: Repurposing Drugs for COVID-19<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Nerve Center for the Coordination will be at Venture Center, Pune (located in the campus of CSIR-NCL).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This project is supported by:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by-507x380.jpg 507w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Supported-by-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Start date: 16 March 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Scope (as of 23 March 2020):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li>Drugs approved for other indications in any part of the world<\/li>\n<li>At this stage, we are not looking at NCEs except if it is in advanced stages of clinical trials<\/li>\n<li>We are not looking at other medical products &#8212; only drugs! Other Task Forces are looking at other products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Key goals:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li>High quality information collection and dissemination to key decision makers in this crisis<\/li>\n<li>Systematic analysis, organisation, categorisation, prioritisation, frameworks to enable decision making<\/li>\n<li>Inter-disciplinary advisory group; Engagement platforms; Learned opinions<\/li>\n<li>Foresight on path to market and bedside; suggest alternative routes to market<\/li>\n<li>Anticipate barriers and suggest mechanisms to remove barriers<\/li>\n<li>Virtual network of stakeholders; Connecting the dots<\/li>\n<li>Industry engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Key components planned:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li>Compiled information on Drug Candidates<\/li>\n<li>Reports by Nerve Center Team to PSA<\/li>\n<li>Inter-disciplinary Advisory Group; Position\/ Strategy Papers<\/li>\n<li>Virtual Translation Network<\/li>\n<li>Information on Path to Market\/ Bedside<\/li>\n<li>Requests to PSA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">You can participate and contribute to this efforts in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li>Publicise this effort on any media platform. help us find useful resources and leads.<\/li>\n<li>Send us any relevant information on leads at covid19@nclinnovations.org<\/li>\n<li>If you are an expert in the field (on any aspect of development or translation of drugs to the market), you can write to us with your resume. Email to covid19@nclinnovations.org<\/li>\n<li>If you are drug developer or manufacturer who needs to leverage our networks, please contact us at covid19@nclinnovations.org . See full contact information in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact<\/a> link.<\/li>\n<li>Please note that this is a race against time and our team may be busy. So please be patient. We will try and get back to you as soon as possible.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Participation in structured groups only by invitation by the Nerve Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125\" src=\"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tford-Covid-19-2-300x55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tford-Covid-19-2-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tford-Covid-19-2-768x142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tford-Covid-19-2-250x46.jpg 250w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tford-Covid-19-2-550x102.jpg 550w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tford-Covid-19-2-800x148.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tford-Covid-19-2-974x180.jpg 974w, https:\/\/nclinnovations.org\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tford-Covid-19-2.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Task Force on Repurposing of Drugs for COVID19 The Principal Scientific Advisor to the GoI, Dr K VijayRaghavan, has constituted a S&amp;T Core Group on COVID19. 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