On May 13, 2020, BioMed X, an independent research institute that identifies big biomedical research challenges and provides innovative solutions by combining global crowdsourcing with local incubation, announces today the launch of its new Rapid Antiviral Response Platform (RAR).

In response to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, BioMed X strives to develop an arsenal of ultrafast new antiviral drug discovery, development and mass-manufacturing tools that will allow to go from the identification of a new viral pathogen to 10,000 doses of a safe and potent new medication in less than 6 months.

The RAR Platform will be developed using BioMed X’s successful new innovation model which brings together the best early-career biomedical scientists from top universities and research institutions all over the world to work on solutions for big research challenges in the fields of biomedicine, molecular biology, cell biology and diagnostics. Until now, each research project at BioMed X has been sponsored by an industry partner such as Merck, Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen, AbbVie, and Roche.