December 31, 2015

3 Things to Know about Genzyme’s Disease Funding

December 31, 2015/ Alyssa Ochs

3 Things to Know about Genzyme’s Disease Funding

Biotech giant Genzyme is a corporate biotech funder that has a passion for disease funding. Here are three things nonprofits, institutions, hospitals, and disease organizations should know before applying for a grant.

November 26, 2014

What Does this $3.3B Royalty Payout Tell Us About the Future of Venture Philanthropy?

November 26, 2014/ Kristina Strain

A big score by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation makes existing models of impact investing and venture philanthropy look strictly small time. Is this the shape of things to come?

October 28, 2014

A Closer Look at a Big Gift for Rare Diseases to Notre Dame

October 28, 2014/ Kristina Strain

Unpack any big individual gift for medical research and, usually, you'll find a personal health motive. But other donors just care, period. Here we look at a gift where both kinds of donors came together.