The platform has evolved beyond a simple source of information to a community. We are holding a series of webinars from July 2020 and continuing into 2021, providing an overview of the platform and presentations from 40+ researchers, highlighting their work to date and collaboration opportunities. In Octobr 2020, we launched a new, searchable database at covidinfocommons.net, built on survey responses from our scientific community, that provide detailed information and links relating to their research and opportunities for research collaboration. Other researchers can use this database to identify potential collaborators, resources, and other information relevant to their own pandemic research, strengthening our collective response to COVID-19.

As described by one researcher: “Your site, and the ability to come together, is marvelous. Our students and faculty and others… will be able to find these collaborative opportunities, and people will be able to use your site as a proper, safe, and accurate information source. I thank you for bringing us all together.”