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May 2017

“You Get Ideas.” Inside a Top Science Foundation’s Most Ambitious Project Yet [via Inside Philanthropy]

Tate Williams profiles the Simons Foundation's new Flatiron Institute, a privately-funded research center which brings "multiple disciplines into one shop, united by an emphasis on computational methods."

May 2017

Private Funding is Unlikely to Replace Government Funding of discovery science

Marc Kastner, president of Science Philanthropy Alliance, recently wrote in a San Jose Mercury News op-ed:"With many recent high-profile announcements about science philanthropy, some may wonder if philanthropy could replace…

May 2017

America’s ‘Miracle Machine’ is in desperate need of, well, a miracle [Washington Post op-ed]

Eric S. Lander, president of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University and Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, write about the importance of…

Apr 2017

Science in Turbulent Times [Scientific American blog]

Robert Kirshner, chief program officer for science at our founding member organization, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, writes about the importance of supporting science:"...science is for the long term good of…

Apr 2017

How to Maintain America’s Edge: Increase Funding for discovery science [via Foreign Affairs]

L. Rafael Reif, president of MIT, writes about the economic impact of basic research and the important role the government plays in funding it:"Only about six percent of industry funding goes…

Apr 2017

With Deep Budget Cuts Proposed to Science Research, What should Funders be Doing? [via Inside Philanthropy]

Tate Williams discusses the proposed budget cuts to science research and the role of science philanthropy in relation to government funding:"...science philanthropy and the research it funds make up just one…

Apr 2017

Beckman Foundation Announces Funding for Breakthrough Microscope Technology

Five leading universities will receive $12.5 million from the Beckman Foundation for state-of-the-art Cryo-EM instrumentation. In support of the foundation’s mission of supporting research breakthroughs in chemistry and the life sciences, the…

Mar 2017

Why Government Must Fund Basic Research [Marc Kastner op-ed in San Jose Mercury News]

Marc Kastner, president of the Science Philanthropy Alliance, shares his thoughts on the roles that government, philanthropy, and corporations play in funding discovery science research.

Mar 2017

Simons Foundation Donates GBP 20M to Edinburgh University for Autism Studies [via BBC]

This BBC article notes: "The Simons Foundation has given the cash for studies into the biological mechanisms that underpin changes in brain development linked with autism. Autism spectrum disorders affect…

Feb 2017

Private Funding for discovery science Totaled $2.3 Billion in 2016 [via Philanthropy News Digest]

Philanthropy News Digest reports on the Science Philanthropy Alliance's survey which shows U.S. research institutions received more than $2.3 billion in private funding for discovery science research in 2016.

Happy Holidays from the Science Philanthropy Alliance

Tom Cech’s The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets

The Science Philanthropy Alliance: A Decade of Success

National Academies Add Philanthropists to Their Long-Standing Brain Trust of Government, University, and Industry Leaders

Science Philanthropy Alliance 2023 Annual Report

In Tribute: Jim Simons

The Dana Foundation—At the Vanguard of Neuroscience & Society

GUIRR Webinar: Including Philanthropy in the Research Funding Conversation

Prebys Foundation Announces $7 Million “Prebys Research Heroes” Program to Improve Medical Research through Diversity

Is Data the Cure for Advancing Scientific Discovery? Part Two

“You Get Ideas.” Inside a Top Science Foundation’s Most Ambitious Project Yet [via Inside Philanthropy]

Private Funding is Unlikely to Replace Government Funding of discovery science

America’s ‘Miracle Machine’ is in desperate need of, well, a miracle [Washington Post op-ed]

Science in Turbulent Times [Scientific American blog]

How to Maintain America’s Edge: Increase Funding for discovery science [via Foreign Affairs]

With Deep Budget Cuts Proposed to Science Research, What should Funders be Doing? [via Inside Philanthropy]

Beckman Foundation Announces Funding for Breakthrough Microscope Technology

Why Government Must Fund Basic Research [Marc Kastner op-ed in San Jose Mercury News]

Simons Foundation Donates GBP 20M to Edinburgh University for Autism Studies [via BBC]

Private Funding for discovery science Totaled $2.3 Billion in 2016 [via Philanthropy News Digest]

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