Mary Kay Ash Foundation / Komen / Multiple Mission Foundations
Funds mission-driven founders in health, technology, and social enterprises through philanthropic grant-like programs targeting impact.
Multiple US-based disease-focused private foundations fund biomedical and translational research oriented toward specific disease areas, including neglected tropical diseases, infectious diseases, and cancer. Among the organisations active in this space are the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds neglected tropical disease research and global health interventions broadly; the END Fund, wh…
Funding from a cluster of US disease-focused private foundations for biotech and medtech projects addressing neglected or mission-specific diseases, at TRL 2–7 globally.
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