HHS launches largest public-private Lyme disease partnership in history
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation Oct. 10 the LymeX Innovation Accelerator, a $25 million, public-private partnership to expedite progress and strategically advance solutions to Lyme and other tickborne diseases.
The initiative will serve as a direct collaboration between Lyme patients, patient advocates and diverse stakeholders across academia, nonprofits, industry and government.
LymeX will use HHS鈥 Health+ model, while promoting education and awareness through 鈥渙pen innovation鈥 to raise awareness about risk and prevention. It will also pursue and incentivize next-generation diagnostics via a series of multi-million-dollar grand prize challenges.
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