November 12, 2007, 10:37 am
Dynamic Diagrams Launches Two Web Sites
By Lisa Agustin
Two web sites created by Dynamic Diagrams were launched last month at the annual Global Forum for Health Research in Beijing.
The IP Handbook of Best Practices is an intellectual property management resource for policy makers, technology transfer professionals, licensing executives, and scientific researchers. Core to the web site is the Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation: A Handbook of Best Practices, a printed text comprised of 153 chapters covering a variety of topics ranging from subject overviews (e.g., technology evaluation and valuation) to more practical concerns (e.g., contracts and agreements). The IP Handbook site leverages the capabilities of the web by enabling users to explore content based on their audience role with links to user-specific site and topic guides, and a blog for keeping up to date on the latest IP management news and views. The handbook also takes advantage of existing IP-related resources, with links to networking opportunities, training programs, publications, and IP-related databases. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the site was developed with MIHR (the Centre for Management of Intellectual Property in Health Research and Development) and PIPRA (The Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture).
The Tropical Diseases Research to Foster Innovation and Knowledge Application web site, or TropIKA, is a global knowledge management electronic portal for sharing essential information and facilitating identification of priority needs and major research gaps in the field of infectious diseases of poverty. Areas of knowledge include: public health research needs and scientific opportunities; research-based evidence in support of control and policy; high profile research activities and control projects; international research funding and support opportunities; and potential innovations for interventions and control of infectious diseases of poverty. Intended for policy makers and research scientists, the site offers research, news, commissioned thematic reviews, virtual journals, policy and strategy briefs, funding opportunities, networks (communities of practice, forums) and resources (training packages, factual databases, multimedia). To help users access specialized content quickly, the site offers a mechanism for filtering content across multiple diseases, content types, and geographic regions. This site was developed under the leadership of the World Health Organization’s Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR).
We are grateful to the project team members that made these endeavors a success, especially those at Frederick Toth & Associates, Inc., our development partner for both projects.
