Prospects for COVID 19 Medicines - Ivor O'Shea (SAI Healthcare Committee).

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲: Webinar
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Friday: 1st May, 2020

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀/𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟: Ivor O’Shea (SAI Healthcare Committee).
𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟: Brendan McCarthy (SAI Healthcare Committee).

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This online presentation considers the prospects, risks and timelines for vaccines and other medicines to prevent and/or treat COVID-19. In particular, the presentation will cover some aspects that have not, to date, featured prominently in the public debate on this virus. This presentation should be of interest to all actuaries.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 1. Short biotech primer; 2. Prospects for vaccines; 3. Prospects for antivirals; 4. Prospects for antibodies; 5. Prospects for ‘repurposed’ drugs; and 6. Future Scenarios & Conclusion.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: Over the past decade, Ivor has invested in over 475 listed biotech companies. Over one third of these biotechs developed medicines for infectious diseases. As a result, Ivor has accumulated practical experience in assessing the prospects and timelines for potential new medicines. Ivor is a member of the Society’s Healthcare Committee.