Public-Private Partnerships in Drug Development for Underdeveloped Countries: An Interview with Craig Wheeler, President of Chiron's Biopharmaceutical Division

In an effort to create a mechanism for addressing a critical need of providing medicines for economically developing countries, the Chiron Corporation and the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development have entered into an innovative public-private partnership. In the following interview, Craig Wheeler discusses the origins and nature of this agreement that could set a pattern for how corporations and nonprofit organizations can work together in drug development