Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey have given $10 million to Northwestern University to create an epigentics center at its Feinberg School of Medicine. Read more here.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced today that it is funding 38 pilot projects around the world to help build tools and technologies for the Human Cell Atlas, to accelerate our…
The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation has stepped up its advocacy for biomedical research funding. As Mary Lasker said: "If you think research is expensive, try disease!"Read about the foundation's advocacy…
Congratulations to our member, the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation, on the launch of the Schmidt Science Fellows Program!"The $25 million program marks the beginning of a…
In this video, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares how a fundamental physics discovery facilitated his Nobel Prize-winning work in chemistry and discusses the impact of curiosity-driven research.
Billionaire Ed Bass is giving $30 million to Biosphere 2, the massive, futuristic earth science project he helped create in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert more than 30 years ago.Read more about…
Robert Kirshner, chief program officer for science at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation spoke with Inside Philanthropy about making the move to a foundation, what philanthropy can and can’t accomplish, and…
In this video, May Berenbaum explains how a brown moth helps control a pervasive roadside weed, and how the study of sick caterpillars has resulted in contributions to medical science.
Using most of a $115 million donation from Rajen Kilachand, a Dubai businessman and BU graduate, the school will create an endowment that finances early research by its faculty and…
Valerie Conn is the executive director of the Science Philanthropy AllianceA particular challenge that research institutions face is that of fundraising for mega projects such as centers and institutes. Unlike…