FTX Foundation funded 15million to help covid-19 clinical trials, which will affect global public health

In the near future ,FTX Subsidized COVID-19 Vaccine research and regulation institution TOGETHER International clinical trial organization SCT The annual clinical trial Award .COVID-19 It is an unprecedented modern epidemic ,FTX The Foundation funded clinical trials of the vaccine , Will have a major impact on public health around the world .

according to the understanding of ,COVID-19 Alliance for vaccine clinical trials TOGETHER On 5 month 16 Won the international clinical trial organization SCT Award the annual clinical trial Award (Trial of the Year Award). On the same day ,FTX The foundation also announced that it would support TOGETHER, Expand clinical trial sites to the world .

SCT Awards will be awarded every year for randomized clinical trials of the previous year , The test needs to meet several standards , Including improving human life 、 There are substantial changes in health care . at present ,TOGETHER It's the largest in the world COVID-19 Clinical trial organization of treatment and placebo control group , Evaluated so far 11 The treatment of novel coronavirus .

TOGETHER The chief researcher of Edward Mills Doctor said ：“ get SCT This award is our honor , We are also very happy to be with FTX Foundation cooperation .COVID-19 It is an unprecedented modern epidemic , Need to be bold 、 Innovative clinical trial methods . and FTX Foundation cooperation , It can quickly expand the scope of our experiment , This will have a major impact on public health around the world ; in addition , stay FTX With the support of the foundation , We can also start evaluating drugs for future epidemics .”

TOGETHER The clinical trial alliance is composed of academics from all over the world 、 The private sector 、 Charities , Partners include Canada McMaster university 、 The United States Stanford university 、 South Africa Witwatersrand university .

The aim is to test new research methods , Expect to be able to ：

1、 It can study clinical trial data in real time , Instead of waiting until the end of the experiment .

2、 It can respond faster to new test data , Make the test participants safer .

3、 Use multiple treatments at the same time , But there is only one control group .

4、 If the data shows that the treatment effect is poor , Can stop treatment as soon as possible , And introduce new treatments in the trial .

according to the understanding of ,FTX The foundation will provide 1500 Million dollars of funds and purchase commitments . and TOGETHER Will use this fund will COVID-19 Clinical trials in Brazil have expanded , In addition, test sites will be added in other countries , Including Canada 、 South Africa 、 Rwanda 、 Democratic Republic of the Congo 、 The Bahamas 、 Pakistan 、 Vietnam 、 republic of ghana .

In the past two years ,TOGETHER Formed the world's largest COVID-19 Treatment and placebo control group , Successfully recruited more than 8000 Multiple patients , And established in Brazil 22 A test site . stay Gilmar Reis Under the leadership of the doctor , Take more data from patients , And study new treatments .

FTX The foundation was established in February last year , The original promise was to play a role in the kindness of the encryption industry , Have a positive impact on the world . At present, the foundation has been working on climate change 、 Environmental protection 、 Focus on issues such as community care .

this FTX Foundation and TOGETHER Our cooperation will have a direct impact on global clinical research methods .

FTX The foundation Ross Rheingans-Yoo Express ：FTX The foundation is happy to buy 1500 Thousands of dollars , by TOGETHER To fund global clinical trials . Our original 325 The $million donation will be used for TOGETHER Build clinical trial infrastructure , More test sites have been expanded , From Brazil to the world . We look forward to finding more opportunities to support TOGETHER Development , Help them prevent future epidemics .

Enterprises participate in public welfare activities , It can not only show the strength of the enterprise , It can promote the government 、 Community 、 The public and other sectors of society's understanding of enterprises .FTX Funded by the foundation 1500 Million dollars to contribute to the medical industry , It has not only established a good corporate image in various industries , It will also have a significant impact on global public health .