Value Assessment Initiative
The PhRMA Foundation’s Value Assessment Initiative promotes the development of advanced value-assessment so decision makers have better tools to assess high- and low-value care in the U.S. health system. The initiative funds new research and innovative efforts to assess the value of medicines and health care services, improve patient outcomes and reduce inefficiency.
Centers of Excellence in Value Assessment
The Awards
With a wide range of Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Research Starter Grants, the Foundation offers a myriad of opportunities to advance your career. Learn more about the awards.
Featured Scientist
Christopher M. Jewell, PhD, who received a PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grant in Pharmaceutics, is the Minta Martin Professor of Engineering in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland and a Research Biologist with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The work of Dr. Jewell and his colleagues is offering new hope for patients – including recent efforts to design an immunotherapy strategy to treat multiple sclerosis.
Announcements
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New Online Resource Tracks Value Assessment Research
A new online resource, the Value Assessment Research Roundup, is now offering readers periodic updates about research being generated by the PhRMA Foundation’s four national Value Assessment Centers of Excellence.
Help Support the PhRMA Foundation — Using AmazonSmiles
If you are an Amazon shopper, you can help support the Foundation throughout the year using AmazonSmiles. Amazon will donate .5% of eligible purchases to the PhRMA Foundation when you select us as your favorite charity. Details of how to link to your phone app can be found here. The PhRMA Foundation is a 501c3 organization and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Your support will assist with the growth of our programs.
Congratulations to our Drug Discovery and Drug Delivery Award Recipients!
The PhRMA Foundation has announced the first recipients of its new funding awards in Drug Discovery and Drug Delivery. Out of nearly 400 candidates for funding, the Foundation chose a total of 16 recipients A total of more than $1 million was awarded.
See the list of recipients here.
