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Industry Liaison Forum

The Industry Liaison Forum was established in 2001 to promote and facilitate the full contribution of the biomedical industry to the global HIV response. It does this by catalysing multi-stakeholder dialogue, engagement and action to address barriers along the HIV prevention, diagnosis and care continuum. Its members are from industry (originator and generic biopharmaceutical, diagnostic and other health-technology companies) and non-industry organizations. They share a wealth of perspectives, expertise and knowledge to contribute together to the HIV response.

The Forum’s strategic plan for 2020-2023 highlights its commitment to further build on its unique neutrality, convening power, multi-stakeholder composition and rules of engagement to strengthen its contribution to the HIV response. To achieve this, it:

  • Engages and grows membership by continuing to be a cross-stakeholder, neutral, safe-space platform that actively expands and engages its membership base to foster connections, dialogue and action.
  • Accelerates priority areas by addressing barriers along the HIV prevention, diagnosis and care continuum.
  • Publishes and promotes members’ perspectives to advance the global HIV response.

Interested in joining? Please contact [email protected].

Case Studies

Case study 1: Accelerating access to long-acting HIV prevention and treatment formulations and delivery platforms

In 2022, the Forum, with Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), brought together partners through a three-part roundtable series to drive the conversation on what is needed to accelerate the introduction and scale up of long-acting technologies in low- and middle-income countries. Building on this roundtable series, a satellite session was organized at AIDS 2022 (watch here and find the report here). These discussions led to the official AIDS 2022 press release on breaking news about ViiV and MPP’s voluntary licensing agreement for patents relating to CAB-LA for PrEP. Access the roundtable materials here.

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Case study 2: WHO Prequalification of In Vitro Diagnostics

In 2018, Forum industry partners published a perspective on World Health Organization (WHO) Prequalification of In Vitro Diagnostics in Clinical Infectious Diseases. In 2022, the Forum coordinated a roundtable discussion with representatives of regulatory and normative agencies, as well as the diagnostics and pharmaceutical industry, to introduce the newly published WHO collaborative procedure. This is a tool for national regulatory authorities that wish to enhance their pre-marketing and post-registration evaluation and registration of in vitro diagnostics. To access the roundtable materials, click here.

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Case study 3: The GAP-f

The Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations (GAP-f) resulted from collaboration between members of the Forum, the IAS Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) and WHO. Forum corporate partners working with international stakeholders steered the agenda and efforts to create GAP-f.

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Case study 4: Policy brief on innovative digital technologies

Forum corporate partners, with international stakeholders, reviewed learnings from the COVID-19 response to recommend a set of innovative technologies that should be scaled up for better HIV prevention and treatment. To read the blog post on this topic, click here.

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Meet the Forum members

Co-chairs

Helen McDowell
Helen McDowell

Helen McDowell

Head of Government Affairs & Global Public Health, ViiV Healthcare
United Kingdom
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Nittaya Phanuphak
Nittaya Phanuphak

Nittaya Phanuphak

Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI)
Thailand
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Civil Society members

Brent Allan
Brent Allan

Brent Allan

Global community engagement consultant
Australia
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Rahab Mwaniki
Rahab Mwaniki

Rahab Mwaniki

Public Health Specialist and Programme Officer, National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Kenya
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Wim Vandevelde
Wim Vandevelde

Wim Vandevelde

Liaison Officer, GNP+
South Africa
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Industry members

Beverley Goede
Beverley Goede

Beverley Goede

United States
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Ingrid Eshun-Wilsonova
Ingrid Eshun-Wilsonova

Ingrid Eshun-Wilsonova

Global Medical Affairs Lead, HIV, Global Public Health, Johnson & Johnson
South Africa
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James F Rooney
James F Rooney

James F Rooney

Gilead Sciences
United States
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Joanna Sickler
Joanna Sickler

Joanna Sickler

United States
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John Bannister
John Bannister

John Bannister

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Paul Schaper
Paul Schaper

Paul Schaper

Executive Director, Global Pharmaceutical Public Policy, Merck
United States
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Samuel (Tony) Boova
Samuel (Tony) Boova

Samuel (Tony) Boova

United States
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Non-industry members

Anne Hoppe
Anne Hoppe

Anne Hoppe

Director, Innovation | Director, Geneva Office, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Switzerland
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Boniface Dongmo Nguimfack
Boniface Dongmo Nguimfack

Boniface Dongmo Nguimfack

Technical Lead Access to Medicines and Diagnostics, HIV, Hepatitis and STIs, HTM/HHS/SIA WHO
Switzerland
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Carmen Pérez Casas
Carmen Pérez Casas

Carmen Pérez Casas

Senior Technical Manager, Strategy, Unitaid
Switzerland
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Catherine Hankins
Catherine Hankins

Catherine Hankins

Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD)
Netherlands
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Colleen Daniels
Colleen Daniels

Colleen Daniels

Deputy Director and Public Health Lead, Harm Reduction International
United Kingdom
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Elliot P Cowan
Elliot P Cowan

Elliot P Cowan

Principal and Founder, Partners in Diagnostics. Chief Regulatory Officer, TestZone
United States
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Martin Auton
Martin Auton

Martin Auton

Senior Manager, Principal Recipient Services (Shaping Demand) – Sourcing & Supply Chain Department, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Switzerland
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Ray Corrin
Ray Corrin

Ray Corrin

Prequalification of Medicines Program, World Health Organization, WHO
Switzerland
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Sandeep Juneja
Sandeep Juneja

Sandeep Juneja

Senior Vice President of Market Access, TB Alliance
Switzerland
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Sandra Nobre
Sandra Nobre

Sandra Nobre

Head of Business Development, Access to Medicines, Medicines Patent Pool
Switzerland
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Yodit Belew
Yodit Belew

Yodit Belew

Associate Director for Therapeutics, Office of Infectious Disease, US Food and Drug Administration agency
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Ex-officio – International AIDS Society

Adaora Adimora
Headshot of Adaora Adimora

Adaora Adimora

Division of Infectious Diseases Chapel Hill
United States
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Adeeba Kamarulzaman
Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Immediate Past President
Monash University, Malaysia
Malaysia
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Birgit Poniatowski
Birgit Poniatowski

Birgit Poniatowski

IAS Executive Director
International AIDS Society
Switzerland
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Carole Beilleau
Carole Beilleau

Carole Beilleau

Director, Development and Partnerships
International AIDS Society
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Julieta Firmat
Julieta Firmat

Julieta Firmat

Associate Officer, HIV Programmes & Advocacy
International AIDS Society
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Maeva Villard
Maeva Villard

Maeva Villard

International AIDS Society
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Nelli Barrière
Nelli Barrière

Nelli Barrière

International AIDS Society
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