Size of the problem and what we do
What we know: generic medicines are being ignored in favour of novel pharmaceutical products. Studies are not carried out independently and the results of studies may be influenced by the sponsor. Technologies may be deployed without independent safety evaluation. Company profits may be placed above public safety.
WHAT DO WE NEED?
- £1m (dollars input with asterix *)
- For: 6 researchers – £300k
- Studies via Universities for example – £500k
- Senior payroll, business, media, marketing and admin support – £200k
- By: April/May 2021, for a period of 12 months
- Our experienced business team will monitor and report on spending
How we research and evidence –
our research strands:
Evidence synthesis
Public education and awareness raising
Clinical trial protocols and supervision
Guideline development
Teaching videos and promotional materia
Research support
Strategic plans
Our strategic priorities are:
- To inform our plans that deliver the vision and mission
- Raise awareness of medicines that we target for research and evaluation
- Build a team of systematic reviewers, statisticians, other researchers and business people.
- Urgently investigate safety of imminent threats to public health
- Initiate studies to evaluate generic medicines
- Communicate all of the above to key stakeholders including health authorities and others
Business plans
- Source £1m funding – via donations and grants.
- KPI’s to be built with the funding: e.g. trials, published papers, studies, financial and management reporting.
- Scale the business – recruit 6 researchers, set up business function to support the work and manage the funding efficiently and effectively by May 2021
- Build growth plans to extend research and ensure sustainable business model through multiple funding streams. All managed through our not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) EbMCsquared.
- Expand office capacity for shared analysis work
- Build international profile