November 2019 Filed for nonprofit corporation status in Oregon

 

November 2019 Wrote Baylor College of Medicine

 

November 2019 Wrote Taskforce for Global Health


November 2019 Decided that we would not include anti-protozoal and anthelminthic drugs together in a package

 

December 2019 Requested United States Agency for International Development information via Freedom of Information Act. Case Number F-00087-20

 

December 2019 Wrote University of Washington

 

January 2020 Additional information sent to USAID; Date range for record search: from 1/1/2018 to 1/22/2020

 

March 2020 Found Dr. Jose Munoz, Spain

 

June 2020 Wrote Taskforce for Global Health again

 

November 2020 Contacted DNDi

 

November 2020 Amended annual report Secretary of State

 

March 2021 Asked USUHS about radiation sickness in low- and middle-income countries

 

March 2021 New mission statement: the nonprofit mission of  Bend Biomedical is to make, package, and distribute high-quality, low-cost medicines to treat and prevent serious diseases in neglected populations around the world

 

April 2021 Studied azithromycin pills vs. syrup

 

April 2021 Contacted Lonza

 

August 2021 Signed up with SCORE

 

September 2021 Interview with Cascade Business News reporter


September 2021 Amended annual report Secretary of State


September 2021 Filed for 501(c)3 status with IRS, long form


October 2021 Began search for Directors and Officers insurance

 

November 2021 Converted overseas BOD members to BOA as a requirement for Directors and Officers insurance

 

November 2021 Amended annual report Secretary of State

 

February 2022 Applied to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

 

February 2022 Applied to Taskforce for Global Health

 

March 2022 Turned down by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

 

April 2022 Grant application submitted to USAID


May 2022 Approved as 501(c)3 by IRS, long form

 

July 2022 Filed paperwork with Oregon Department of Justice

 

July 2022 Applied for account with First Interstate Bank

 

August 2022 Made first fundraising brochure

 

August 2022 Endorsed by Coach K

 

September 2022 Inter-faith talk at Prineville Church of Christ

 

October 2022 Turned down by USAID

 

November 2022 Changed mission statement from “making” to “delivering” drugs per request by attorneys because we are using CMOs

 

November 2022 Learned that in some countries, de-worming is done through child health days and vitamin A is included only with vaccinations

 

December 2022 Board of Directors meeting

 

December 2022 Amended annual report Secretary of State

 

January 2023 Mission statement change: We specialize in critical preventive medicines in short supply and improved drug products for mass drug administration

 

January 2023 Recruited graphics artist