Let's Talk MPTs Webinar Discussion Series

Combining active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs): MPT development & regulatory considerations Thursday, 17 June at 8:00 PT / 11:00 ET/ 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST /17:00 SAST / 18:00 EAT. Register here!

Access on-demand recordings of our recent webinars here, including:

Toxicity study considerations for HIV prevention and MPT R&D, May 2021

Integrating socio-behavioral & market research into MPT R&D: Applying lessons learned, Feb 2021

The role of cervicovaginal microbiota on contraceptive and MPT development, Dec 2020

Dual contraceptive utilization and associated factors among reproductive-age women on anti-retroviral therapy at hospitals in Central Ethiopia. Tilahun et al. (2021). Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S290362

Experiences with simultaneous use of contraception and the vaginal ring for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. Leslie et al. (2021). BMC Women’s Health. doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01321-5

Acceptability and feasibility of the CHARISMA counseling intervention to support women’s use of pre-exposure prophylaxis: results of a pilot study. Wilson et al. (2021). BMC Women’s Health. doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01262-z

As the pandemic wanes, sexually transmitted infections are likely to rise. Park, I. (2021). Scientific American.

IPM’s dapivirine ring could be the future of female-first HIV prevention. Kent, C. (2021). Medical Device Network.

UNC researchers receive $3.74 million to create injectable technology for contraception, HIV prevention. (2021). NewsWise.

HIV PrEP: Annual implant moves closer to the clinic. Boerner, H. (2021) Medscape.

Despite Increasing Rates of STIs, Federal Investment Has Been Flat; Report Recommends Approach to Address Structural Drivers of STIs While Expanding No-Cost Care Services, New Vaccines and Diagnostics. (2021) The National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine.

The search to make a perfect condom. Lee, C. (2021). BBC.

Vaginal gel shows promise in preventing common STIs. Lubell, J. (2021). Medscape.

Kenyan scientist designs gel to protect women against HIV. Musyoka, M. (2021). Kenyans.co.Ke

A recently released opportunity from USAID is listed below. See other available opportunities here.

RFA-HD-22-019 User-Based Design to Aid in Contraceptive Development by Small Business (R43 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites SBIR applications to study and identify characteristics that inform acceptability, desirability, and excitement of potential end-users of novel contraceptive products currently in the development pipeline for both men and women, including MPTs. LOIs due 30 June.

Don’t miss AVAC’s new Advocate’s Guide to Multipurpose Prevention Technologies, a resource to support advocacy for MPTs. The Guide calls out four areas ripe for advocate involvement. It also provides a snapshot of the status of MPT research and development and data on investments—critical information that can support evidence-based advocacy.

Missed GHTechX 2021 on 21-24 April? You can still access all the sessions via on-demand recordings, including the IMPT’s session “The Power of MPTs” included as part of the HIV track.

Missed CROI 2021 on 6-10 March? You can still access resources and on-demand webcasts here!

18-21 July | IAS 2021, a biennial conference presenting the critical advances in basic, clinical and operational research that moves science into policy and practice, will be held virtually.

14-15 September 2021 | Women’s Health Innovation Summit will be held in Boston, US. This conference aims to accelerate innovation, investment, research and partnerships to improve the access and quality of healthcare for women worldwide. Register here!

4-6 October | YTH Live Global 2021 will showcase the brightest minds and cutting-edge research in topics ranging from sexual and reproductive health to mental health, health equity, climate change and COVID-19. YTH Live helps executive directors, funders, developers, public health professionals, and students of all ages learn about the latest trends in health, innovation, and technology. As a technology-based conference, we are once again excited to model how virtual platforms can provide engaging opportunities for participants to share, network, and innovate!

27-30 October 2021 | 18th European AIDS Conference will be held onsite in London, UK and online under the theme "Crossing Borders" to showcase innovations in clinical care and supporting partnership working in HIV. Clinical case abstracts will be accepted until 30 August. Register today!

14-17 November 2022 | The 6th International Conference on Family Planning has been rescheduled to November 2022 and is still set to take place in Pattaya City, Thailand. This will be a stage to disseminate knowledge, celebrate successes, and identify next steps toward reaching the goal of universal access to family planning systems, services and products. Learn more!

Contact us if you or your colleagues are attending any upcoming meetings where MPTs will be featured. We’re happy to provide materials to help enhance your presentations. We’d also love to include any materials that you share with us from recent MPT relevant events in our MPT Resource Center.

Are you interested in career pathways in MPT research? See resources here!

CONRAD is currently recruiting for a Medical Officer/Lead Clinical R&D Scientist to provide technical leadership, advisory and clinical safety oversight of multiple national and international clinical studies under two new research programs supporting women’s and global health. See the link for more.

The Gilead Research Scholars HIV program provides financial support to the institutions of 4 junior faculty researchers for a 2-year period. Learn more here and apply by Monday, 30 August, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Guttmacher Institute is seeking a New York-based Research Assistant I to assist with social science research pertaining to reproductive behavior and access to health care services (principally sexual behavior, family planning, unintended pregnancy) in both domestic and international contexts. Apply now!

Help us advance MPTs from the lab to women’s hands so we can address these and other interlinked reproductive health risks. Donate on our website today!