Updated 11 May 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented demand for COVID-19 R&D around the world, and the number of information sources and volume of information has made it hard to find relevant, comprehensive information.
To facilitate finding such information (and related resources), the WHO Global Observatory on Health Research & Development (hereafter called ‘R&D Observatory’) is compiling a list of COVID-19 related links.
This list is not meant to be exhaustive. It aims to cover main areas relating to COVID-19 R&D, providing links to the most comprehensive and globally relevant sources of which the Observatory is aware. It comprises information and resources from WHO as well as from external sources*. In each case the source is given in brackets.
The list will be updated regularly. To suggest information or resources for consideration, please contact rd-observatory@who.int.
Information is organized under the following sections:
- WHO response to R&D for COVID 19
- clinical trials
- health products
- funding
- publications (research)
- research (projects)
- clinical data
WHO response to R&D for COVID 19
R&D Blueprint and COVID-19 (WHO)
Latest information on WHO-led COVID-19 R&D Blueprint initiatives – including vaccines, therapeutics, ethics and social science. (The R&D Blueprint allows the rapid activation of R&D activities during epidemics.)
Clinical trials
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) (WHO)
Information on clinical trials and trial registration. Clinical trials registered with the ICTRP platform can be searched and details of COVID-19 clinical trials can be downloaded in csv and xml formats.
COVID-evidence Database (University of Basel)
Interactive database of planned, ongoing and completed trials to treat and prevent COVID-19.
Mapping and systematic review of Covid-19 trials (COVID-19 - living NMA initiative)
A real-time monitoring and mapping of new evidence for treating and preventing COVID-19, with living mapping of trials and living synthesis of published trials.
Global Coronavirus COVID-19 Clinical Trial Tracker (Cytel)
An interactive dashboard of clinical trials on COVID-19 that can be explored by type of product, trial status and country.
Covid-19 Trials Tracker (DataLab)
A regularly updated database on clinical trial studies of COVID-19, primarily sourced from the ICTRP. The ICTRP data are cleaned, standardized and supplemented with additional information such interventions involved or availability of results.
Various products
COVID-19 products in the pipeline (WHO R&D Observatory, based on the AdisInsight database from Springer Nature)
An interactive visualization and analysis by the R&D Observatory on “Health products in the pipeline … for all diseases”. To see information on COVID-19 health products, scroll down to “Type of disease” in the top section of the visualization and click on the button for “R&D Blueprint pathogens”. Then explore the data further by clicking on the bar for COVID-19 in chart B3.
Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine tracker (RAPS)
A vaccine tracker searchable database showing details of vaccine candidates that are still in development and authorized or approved vaccines by one or more countries.
Covid-19 Tracker (Milken Institute)
An interactive tracker of Covid-19 vaccines. Data sourced from FasterCures, a centre of the Milken Institute.
Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
A Covid-19 vaccine landscape that pools the latest information from the WHO, the Milken Institute and clinicaltrials.gov.
COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker (McGill)
Tracks progress of COVID-19 vaccine candidates from publicly available clinical trial data around the world.
Diagnostics
COVID-19 Diagnostics (NIHR Innovation Observatory)
An interactive dashboard with a global overview of molecular and immunological based COVID-19 tests that are commercially available or in development for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
Global availability of COVID-19 diagnostic tests (PATH)
An interactive dashboard with a global view of publicly available data on COVID-19 diagnostic products currently under development or commercially available.
COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons (Arizona State University)
A regularly updated dashboard on COVID-19 tests in the market and in the pipeline worldwide. The data can be searched by multiple parameters including test type, technology, regulatory status and country of origin.
A continually updated searchable database providing an overview of (SARS-COV2) tests that are commercially available or in development for the diagnosis of COVID-19. The information provided is submitted voluntary by the diagnostic test suppliers.
Medicines
COVID-19
Therapeutics (NIHR Innovation Observatory)
An interactive dashboard with data on therapeutics and vaccines in clinical trials for treatment and/or prevention of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Dashboard (Drugsbank)
An information dashboard that includes lists of experimental unapproved treatments, potential drug targets as well as information on clinical trials for COVID-19 and publications.
COVID-19 Therapeutic Development Tracker (BIO)
A set of interactive dashboards of the Covid-19 pipeline data from BioCentury and Biomedtracker, reviewed and annotated by BIO’s Industry Analysis Team. This includes visualizations on phase/strategy, originating company headquarters, industry response, new and repurposed treatment, antiviral and vaccine candidates, and emergency use authorizations.
Funding
COVID-19 Health Funding tracker (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
An interactive dashboard that tracks global funding flows for the development, production and equitable access to new COVID-19 therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostics, including those under the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator initiative.
COVID Mapping (Universities Allied for Essential Medicines)
An interactive dashboard and downloadable data tracking public investment in international COVID-19 R&D for medicines, vaccines and diagnostics.
COVID-19 R&D Tracker (Policy Cures Research)
An interactive dashboard of COVID-19 funding commitments since 1 January 2020. It covers public, philanthropic & industry funding commitments and shows a number of visualizations including funding flows.
COVID-19 funding visualization (DEVEX)
An interactive dashboard of COVID-19 funding opportunities. Data is displayed by funder type, funder, funding amount, topic, and sector.
Publications (research)
Global research on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (WHO)
A comprehensive multilingual, searchable database of global literature on COVID-19, which is updated daily.
COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19) (Semantic Scholar)
A free resource of scholarly articles on COVID 19 that can be downloaded, queried or set as a regular research feed.
Research (projects)
COVID-19 Research Project Tracker (UKCDR & GloPID-R)
An interactive database of funded research projects across the world related to COVID-19, as part of the COVID CIRCLE initiative.
Clinical data
Standardized database of COVID-19 clinical data (IDDO and ISARIC)
An international initiative for standardized COVID-19 clinical data collection. Researchers can request access to the data held in the repository.