Established in 2008 as part of the Global Good Fund, a non-profit subsidiary of Intellectual Ventures (IV) funded by Bill and Melinda Gates, IDM has transitioned in mid-2020 to the Gates Foundation.
[1] IDM specializes in mathematical modelling of infectious disease and other quantitative global health research.
After the outbreak of COVID-19 in Washington State, IDM has transitioned to all-remote work with no physical offices.
The software can model malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, measles, dengue, polio and typhoid.
It was used initially to advise on decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon and in Washington State,[2][6] gaining national attention.