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12 funders with a record of paying for “pharma”

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Gates Foundation → Aerogen Pharma Limited: $14M across 7 grants, latest 2024Wings for Life USA - Spinal Cord Research Foundation Inc → Nervgen Pharma Corp: $3.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023America Votes → Fight Big Pharma Inc: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Dr Bianxiao Cui: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2025Male Contraceptive Initiative → Eppin Pharma Inc: $616K across 1 grant, latest 2023Moses Cone - Wesley Long Community → Guilford County Department of Public Health Pharma: $415K across 2 grants, latest 2022Foundation to Promote Open Society → Social Good Fund Inc: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023Angels for Change Inc → Staq Pharma Inc: $260K across 3 grants, latest 2025Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center → Catalent Pharma Solutions: $226K across 3 grants, latest 2023Sustainable Grant Making Partners Fund → Nuvox Pharma LLC: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Target Als Foundation Inc → Brainever Pharma: $130K across 1 grant, latest 2024Kp Crescent Foundation → University of Utah - Dept of Pharma: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Keltic Pharma Therapeutics Ltd: $4.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → Salk Institute for Biological Studies Dr Alan Saghatelian: $863K across 3 grants, latest 2024Male Contraceptive Initiative → Eppin Pharma Inc: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2022Moses Cone - Wesley Long Community → Guilford County Department of Public Health Pharma: $112K across 1 grant, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Insud Pharma Sl: $2.7M across 1 grant, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → Broad Institute of Harvard & Mit Dr Xiao Wang: $863K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Dr Elizabeth Sattely: $863K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Medspray Pharma Bv: $527K across 3 grants, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → Regents of the University of Michigandr Amanda Garner: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → The Scripps Research Institute Michael A Erb: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Jonathan Z Long: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → Boston College Eranthie Weerapana: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → University of Chicago Yamuna Krishnan: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California San Francisco Jason K Sello: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California Los Angelesdr Keriann Backus: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → Harvard University Dr Jarad Mason: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → Harvard University Dr Jerad Mason: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → The Scripps Research Institutedr Mia Huang: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → Morthwestern University Dr Xiaoyu Zhang: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → Northwestern University Dr Xiaoyu Zhang: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Dr Steven Banik: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2025Gates Foundation → Promed Pharma LLC: $354K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ono Pharma Foundation → Mit Dr Matthew Shoulders: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → Regents of the University of Michigan Dr Amanda Garner: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California Los Angeles Dr Keriann Backus: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → University of Wisconsin Dr Amy Weeks: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → The Scripps Research Institute Dr Mia Huang: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California Dr A Edinger: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ono Pharma Foundation → Yale Universitydr Stacy Malaker: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → Harvard University Dr B Liau: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ono Pharma Foundation → Cornell University Dr Jeremy Baskin: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → Broad Institute of Harvard & Mit Drs Eric Minikel & Sonia Vallabh: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ono Pharma Foundation → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr Angad Mehta: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ono Pharma Foundation → University of Wisconsin - Dr Amy Weeks: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Dr Polly Fordyce: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ono Pharma Foundation → Mitdr Matthew Shoulders: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California Dr R Spitale: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gates Foundation → Aap Pharma Technologies India Pvt Ltd: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gates Foundation: $22M on this topic. Open the funder.Gates Foundation$22MOno Pharma Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder.Ono Pharma Foundation$14MWings for Life USA - Spinal Cord Research Foundation Inc: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Wings for Life USA - Spinal C…$3.2MAmerica Votes: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder.America Votes$3.0MMale Contraceptive Initiative: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Male Contraceptive Initiative$1.2MMoses Cone - Wesley Long Community: $527K on this topic. Open the funder.Moses Cone - Wesley Long Comm…$527KFoundation to Promote Open Society: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation to Promote Open So…$300KAngels for Change Inc: $260K on this topic. Open the funder.Angels for Change Inc$260KBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: $226K on this topic. Open the funder.Beth Israel Deaconess Medical…$226KSustainable Grant Making Partners Fund: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Sustainable Grant Making Part…$150KTarget Als Foundation Inc: $130K on this topic. Open the funder.Target Als Foundation Inc$130KKp Crescent Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Kp Crescent Foundation$100KAerogen Pharma Limited: received $14M on this topicAerogen Pharma Limited$14MKeltic Pharma Therapeutics Ltd: received $4.0M on this topicKeltic Pharma Therapeutics Ltd$4.0MNervgen Pharma Corp: received $3.2M on this topicNervgen Pharma Corp$3.2MFight Big Pharma Inc: received $3.0M on this topicFight Big Pharma Inc$3.0MInsud Pharma Sl: received $2.7M on this topicInsud Pharma Sl$2.7MStanford University Dr Bianxiao Cui: received $1.0M on this topicStanford University Dr Bianxiao…$1.0MSalk Institute for Biological Studies Dr Alan Saghatelian: received $863K on this topicSalk Institute for Biological S…$863KBroad Institute of Harvard & Mit Dr Xiao Wang: received $863K on this topicBroad Institute of Harvard & Mi…$863KStanford University Dr Elizabeth Sattely: received $863K on this topicStanford University Dr Elizabet…$863KEppin Pharma Inc: received $616K on this topicEppin Pharma Inc$616KEppin Pharma Inc: received $550K on this topicEppin Pharma Inc$550KMedspray Pharma Bv: received $527K on this topicMedspray Pharma Bv$527KRegents of the University of Michigandr Amanda Garner: received $518K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$518KThe Scripps Research Institute Michael A Erb: received $518K on this topicThe Scripps Research Institute…$518KStanford University Jonathan Z Long: received $518K on this topicStanford University Jonathan Z…$518KBoston College Eranthie Weerapana: received $518K on this topicBoston College Eranthie Weerapa…$518KUniversity of Chicago Yamuna Krishnan: received $518K on this topicUniversity of Chicago Yamuna Kr…$518KUniversity of California San Francisco Jason K Sello: received $518K on this topicUniversity of California San Fr…$518KUniversity of California Los Angelesdr Keriann Backus: received $518K on this topicUniversity of California Los An…$518KHarvard University Dr Jarad Mason: received $518K on this topicHarvard University Dr Jarad Mas…$518KHarvard University Dr Jerad Mason: received $518K on this topicHarvard University Dr Jerad Mas…$518KThe Scripps Research Institutedr Mia Huang: received $518K on this topicThe Scripps Research Instituted…$518KMorthwestern University Dr Xiaoyu Zhang: received $518K on this topicMorthwestern University Dr Xiao…$518KNorthwestern University Dr Xiaoyu Zhang: received $518K on this topicNorthwestern University Dr Xiao…$518KStanford University Dr Steven Banik: received $518K on this topicStanford University Dr Steven B…$518KGuilford County Department of Public Health Pharma: received $415K on this topicGuilford County Department of P…$415KPromed Pharma LLC: received $354K on this topicPromed Pharma LLC$354KMit Dr Matthew Shoulders: received $345K on this topicMit Dr Matthew Shoulders$345KRegents of the University of Michigan Dr Amanda Garner: received $345K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$345KUniversity of California Los Angeles Dr Keriann Backus: received $345K on this topicUniversity of California Los An…$345KUniversity of Wisconsin Dr Amy Weeks: received $345K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin Dr Amy…$345KThe Scripps Research Institute Dr Mia Huang: received $345K on this topicThe Scripps Research Institute…$345KSocial Good Fund Inc: received $300K on this topicSocial Good Fund Inc$300KStaq Pharma Inc: received $260K on this topicStaq Pharma Inc$260KCatalent Pharma Solutions: received $226K on this topicCatalent Pharma Solutions$226KUniversity of California Dr A Edinger: received $173K on this topicUniversity of California Dr A E…$173KYale Universitydr Stacy Malaker: received $173K on this topicYale Universitydr Stacy Malaker$173KHarvard University Dr B Liau: received $173K on this topicHarvard University Dr B Liau$173KCornell University Dr Jeremy Baskin: received $173K on this topicCornell University Dr Jeremy Ba…$173KBroad Institute of Harvard & Mit Drs Eric Minikel & Sonia Vallabh: received $173K on this topicBroad Institute of Harvard & Mi…$173KUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr Angad Mehta: received $173K on this topicUniversity of Illinois Urbana-C…$173KUniversity of Wisconsin - Dr Amy Weeks: received $173K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin - Dr Am…$173KStanford University Dr Polly Fordyce: received $173K on this topicStanford University Dr Polly Fo…$173KMitdr Matthew Shoulders: received $173K on this topicMitdr Matthew Shoulders$173KUniversity of California Dr R Spitale: received $173K on this topicUniversity of California Dr R S…$173KNuvox Pharma LLC: received $150K on this topicNuvox Pharma LLC$150KBrainever Pharma: received $130K on this topicBrainever Pharma$130KGuilford County Department of Public Health Pharma: received $112K on this topicGuilford County Department of P…$112KUniversity of Utah - Dept of Pharma: received $100K on this topicUniversity of Utah - Dept of Ph…$100KAap Pharma Technologies India Pvt Ltd: received $60K on this topicAap Pharma Technologies India P…$60K
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