We met with the Aviesan partners involved in this initiative to evaluate the progress made on the projects. We actually sent them (Gambia, Cameroon, Senegal, Gabon-Fougamou) recommendation to improve their initial project, make it more focused on technology transfer and attractive for funding.
Representatives from the Pasteur Institute, IRD and
INRIA noted that the technological aspects have not been yet considered as the
PIs are still in the first phase of setting up their project in a population
with specific needs to analyze.
We also discussed about a potential frame for our initiative.
In France, several CVTs (Thematic Valorization Consortia) are being sat up to
enhance technology transfer in strategic fields. The “CVT Aviesan” will focus
on health technologies, the “CVT for South” will focus on technology
transfer to the South. If one of our projects fits in one of the CVTs strategy,
it could then be supported by a team dedicated to technology transfer and IP
issues.
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