A serious lack of funding exists for the research and development (R&D) of therapeutics, diagnostics, and preventive measures for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Hence, crowdfunding to finance R&D for NTDs has high importance, because it is a new and alternate source of capital. This study explores current trends of crowdfunding for R&D for NTDs. Our study showed that, although the number of crowdfunding campaigns for NTDs has been increasing since 2010, crowdfunding overall has not reached its full potential. Several factors contributing positively to the success of crowdfunding campaigns were identified. These and the promotion of the crowdfunding ecosystem could aid the unlocking of its potential as a complementary financing source to conventional funding practices of R&D for NTDs.

被忽视的热带病 (NTD) 的治疗、诊断和预防措施的研发 (R&D) 严重缺乏资金。因此，为新唐人的研发融资的众筹非常重要，因为它是一种新的替代资金来源。本研究探讨了 NTD 研发众筹的当前趋势。我们的研究表明，尽管自 2010 年以来针对 NTD 的众筹活动数量一直在增加，但总体而言，众筹尚未充分发挥其潜力。确定了对众筹活动成功做出积极贡献的几个因素。这些以及众筹生态系统的推广可以帮助释放其潜力，作为传统的新唐人研发资金实践的补充融资来源。