THE CHALLENGE - Driving Transformation in the Oncology Journey
According to WHO (World Health Organization) the number of new cases of cancer is expected to grow exponentially over the next two decades around the world. Cancer mortality burden in Latin America is greater than in Europe or the USA, and will rise to more than 1 million cancer deaths per year by 2030.
The pharmaceutical industry, health ministries and health-care systems in middle - and low-income countries face many challenges in terms of care for cancer patients. They embrace a long and complex journey that goes from solving/improving access hurdles to finding breakthrough therapies, and improving the patient care experience.
Roche Brazil is looking for partners willing to join it in tackling this huge challenge, focusing on achieving now what cancer patients need next.
Oncology Discoveries
Roche Brazil is actively looking for global R&D teams/startups to bring in first- and best-in-class therapeutics, as well as new technology platforms that have the potential to transform discovery and generate innovative medicines beyond the standard of care.
It says it seeks partners in three sub-categories:
- Cancer immunotherapy: therapeutics against novel targets that promote immunity against cancer, by modulating immune effector cell functions and the tumor microenvironment.
- Molecular targeted therapies: we firmly believe in the importance of genomic and patient outcome data. We are looking for partnerships that provide access to platforms, technologies and data that foster our interest in healthcare data.
- Innovative technologies: partnerships that augment our R&D capabilities and our portfolio, particularly within the following modalities - small molecules, antibodies/proteins, targeted therapeutics, oligonucleotide-based therapeutics and drug delivery.
Oncology going Digital
We are engaged in enhancing the efficiency of healthcare delivery by bringing digital solutions that increase the productivity of hospitals and empower cancer patients for a better post-hospital care management:
- Hospital management and operational excellence softwares.
- Patient-centric integrated care management platforms.
- Hospital performance reporting tools for patient transparency.
- Home medical devices and technologies for remote care.
- Smart healthcare wearable devices.
Oncology Way in
We are looking to solve the inequitable distribution of resources and cancer care services throughout the country, through solutions that:
- Bridge more patients to the cancer care system.
- Improve cancer scanning and detection.
- Improve qualification/distribution of health-care professionals and equipment.
Find further details & registration at https://openstartups.induct.no/public/pages/Roche_Oncology
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