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IVCC receives grant to support its work in vector control

June 14th, 2016

IVCC is pleased to announce that it has received its third and largest grant from the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation, with an additional $75million over the next five years. The grantwill continue to support IVCC's work in vector control, especially preserving and expandinggains against malaria by developing innovative vector control products that preventtransmission of malaria from mosquitos to vulnerable populations. In particular, the grant willcontribute to development costs of three new insecticides currently in pre-development andother related tools and solutions, the total costs shared with industry and other funders.

Sir Mark Moody Stuart, Chairman of the IVCC Board of Trustees, said, 'This is a remarkabletime for IVCC in its 10th year of discovering and developing new vector control tools. Thissubstantial grant is evidence of the successful journey so far travelled, and we are grateful forthe continued support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and all our partners. Vectorcontrol has been shown to have played a major role in the rolling back of malaria over thepast 15 years and this grant will help to maintain that momentum through the new publichealth insecticides that are about to go into full development.'

Dr Nick Hamon, IVCC's CEO said, 'We are very pleased to have received this award fromthe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, coming as it does at a crucial point in IVCC's strategyto provide malaria control programmes with the vector control tools they need to continue thebattle to eradicate malaria. We have a full pipeline of novel vector control products, and nextyear several innovative compounds will go into final development. We are also working withnew partners, and new funders to ensure these insecticide resistance-breaking products aredelivered cost effectively and speedily to the market.'

IVCC is also supported by funding from UKAID, USAID, the Swiss Agency forDevelopment and Cooperation, and UNITAID.

Provided by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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