Molecular diagnostic testing is critical to advancing precision medicine. This means challenges facing the diagnostics industry are also challenges for the biopharmaceutical industry, Foundation President Amy M. Miller writes in a new blog.
The PhRMA Foundation is dedicated to funding innovative research and growing a diverse talent pipeline for academia, government, and industry by catalyzing the careers of promising young researchers. Learn more about the Foundation, its grants and fellowships, and our 2021 awardees by reading the Annual Report.
Through its grants and awards, the PhRMA Foundation has supported scientists working at the frontiers of Alzheimer’s disease research. We recently asked several awardees about their research and what they hope to accomplish with their work.
The PhRMA Foundation congratulates our 2022 award recipients in the areas of drug delivery, drug discovery, translational medicine, health outcomes research, and value assessment.
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. Learn more.
Centers of Excellence in Value Assessment
The Awards
With a wide range of predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships and research grants, the Foundation offers a myriad of opportunities to advance your career. Learn more about the awards.
Featured Scientist
Dr. Jessica Fortin researches small molecules that could inhibit one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, the buildup of tangles of twisted proteins called tau. Dr. Fortin, an assistant professor of basic medical sciences, physiology, and pharmacology at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, told us about her work and what she hopes to accomplish in a Q&A for Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month.
Announcements
Amy M. Miller, PhD, Takes Helm of PhRMA Foundation
The PhRMA Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to name Amy M. Miller, PhD, as the new President of the Foundation.
Watch: Webinar Series on Patient-Centered Outcomes and Value Assessment
Content is now available online from the virtual three-part webinar series hosted by the PhRMA Foundation that focused on enhancing patient-centricity in value and health technology assessments.
Learn More About PhRMA Foundation Funding Opportunities
The PhRMA Foundation offers a wide variety of research grants, in categories ranging from predoctoral to postdoctoral and spanning several scientific disciplines. Check our awards page to learn more.
See the list of grant opportunities here.
