Impact Philanthropy Accelerating Cures Within Reach

Cures Within Reach (CWR) was founded as a not-for-profit dedicated to repurposing drugs and other treatments to drive more treatments to more patients more quickly. “If you really think about the difference between de novo and drug repurposing, we think it falls into three key areas: the speed, the cost, and the success rate,” explains President and COO Barbara Goodman. “From de novo research, it takes about 13 to 15 years, it can easily take up to two billion dollars, and some would say it's five to ten percent success rate. In the drug repurposing side, it can be significantly shorter in five to eleven years, it can be $300 million, $350 million, with perhaps a 30% success rate. This happens because the safety, toxicity, pharmacology and other related studies are completed from the original indication.”