How we work

Putting patients before profits

How we work

Putting patients before profits

DNDi acts as a conductor of a ‘virtual orchestra’ of over 200 partners around the world to develop treatments for patients – not profits. By bringing together the public, private, academic, non-profit, and philanthropic sectors, we leverage the unique expertise of each partner to drive innovation for neglected populations.

A dynamic portfolio

In order to be able to respond to the constant evolution of public health needs, we have adopted a “dynamic portfolio” approach, which allows us to take on new disease areas with various operating models, while delivering on our objectives in diseases that we have worked on since our early days as a public interest R&D organization.  

This approach has enabled DNDi to work on better treatments for mycetoma, paediatric HIV, hepatitis C, and cryptococcal meningitis. It also allows us to contribute through a variety of support models to help meet neglected patients’ needs, from advising on target product profiles and research agendas to coordinating and hosting new partnerships and initiatives.