The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Disaster Response team launched the AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative (DDI) to support organizations in diagnostic research in rapid and accurate patient testing for COVID-19. AWS DDI provides technical support and AWS Promotional Credit for organizations. Hear directly from Maggie Carter, head of the AWS Disaster Response team on the importance of funding diagnostic research. Next, listen to our conversation with Dr. Duncan Ferguson, a resident in the University of British Columbia radiology department, who works at Vancouver General Hospital in Canada. Dr. Ferguson shares how his team uses machine learning to speed the time to diagnosis. Last, we chatted with Dr. Marco Ali from Centro Diagnostico Italiano in Italy about the importance of global collaboration within the scientific community.