News & Announcements - TB Drug Accelerator

Valerie Mizrahi elected to the National Academy of Sciences as an international member

June 4, 2026

Photo 29 Apr 2026 Yulisha Naidoo “Her election forms part of the NAS’s 2026 cohort, which recognises 120 new members and 25 international members for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. International members are honoured for their scientific excellence and are drawn from outside the United States” 29 Apr…

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine joins the TBDA

February 1, 2026

A new model of drug discovery could change the game on superbugs

June 20, 2024

Trevor Mundel, President, Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gives his opinion on how collaborations can help address Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

TBDA Identified as “Changemaker for Global Health”

December 15, 2023

Trevor Mundel, President of Global Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, called out the TBDA as a changemaker that is "delivering innovative solutions to produce better health outcomes to create a more just and equitable world."

Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland joins the TBDA

November 2, 2023

TBDA Featured at Grand Challenges 2023

October 9, 2023

The TBDA was featured in Bill Gates' opening remarks at the 2023 Grand Challenges Meeting in Dakar, Senegal.

Valerie Mizrahi elected to the Royal Society

May 10, 2023

Congratulations to Val Mizrahi on her election to the Royal Society

TBDA featured at Grand Challenges 2022

October 25, 2022

Kelly Chibale was a panelist in the session linked here: https://grandchallenges.org/video/african-entrepreneurship-research-and-development-driving-impact-continent-and-world Bill Gates mentioned the TBDA in his remarks at the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting in Brussels. Video here: https://grandchallenges.org/video/keynote-remarks-bill-gates-1 (fast forward to 11:53).