COVID19 - AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative

The AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative (DDI) provides support for innovation in rapid and accurate patient testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and other diagnostic solutions to mitigate future outbreaks. Although vaccine and treatment development research is generally funded by private foundations and government agencies, fast and reliable diagnostic techniques are slow to be developed. Accurate testing and diagnosis at point-of-care or regional locations for patients with COVID-19 is critical to early intervention and treatment. AWS is offering technical support and providing AWS promotional credits to support the use of AWS services to advance diagnostic research for selected institutions and companies.

Amazon Web Services is inviting applications for its AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative.

The program was developed to provide support for innovations in rapid and accurate patient testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as diagnostic solutions with the potential to mitigate future outbreaks. According to AWS, accurate testing and diagnosis at point-of-care or regional locations for patients with COVID-19 is critical to early intervention and treatment, but vaccine and treatment development research generally are funded by private foundations and government agencies and are slow to be developed.

To help address the problem, the initiative will support AWS customers working to speed the collective understanding and detection of COVID-19 and other innovate diagnostic solutions to mitigate future infectious disease outbreaks. Given the need, the emphasis initially will be on COVID-19, but other infectious disease diagnostic projects will be considered. Funding will be provided through a combination of AWS in-kind credits and technical support to assist research teams in harnessing the full potential of the cloud to tackle this challenge.

Eligible applicants include accredited research institutions, research consortia, and private entities that are AWS customers. Individuals who apply must apply on behalf of their organization and not in their personal capacity.

See the Amazon Web Services website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

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