David Ridley
davidridley.bsky.social
David Ridley
@davidridley.bsky.social
Health economist, priority review voucher co-author, and basketball fan working at Duke University.
With Sanofi, @dndi.org developed fexinidazole, a cure for sleeping sickness, a deadly parasitic disease spread by the tsetse fly. They earned a priority review voucher. Here is a 5-minute story about one patient: youtu.be/GcIx32MDdkU?...
Beni: Surviving Sleeping Sickness
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The @US_FDA published a great summary of novel drug approvals in 2024 here:
www.fda.gov/drugs/novel-...
Novel Drug Approvals for 2024
Novel Drug Approvals for 2024
www.fda.gov
January 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM