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RKMF commits $100 million to University of Pittsburgh BioForge

RKMF commits $100 million to University of Pittsburgh BioForge
University of Pittsburgh, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Transformative Gift, Partnership to Make Pittsburgh Region a National Leader in Life Sciences Manufacturing November 17, 2021 The University of Pittsburgh and Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced a $100 million gift that will advance the region’s burgeoning life sciences economy by creating an anchor bioresearch and…
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Gates, Sida, UNICEF guarantee $150 million for vaccines, supplies

Gates, Sida, UNICEF guarantee $150 million for vaccines, supplies
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and UNICEF Announce $150 Million Guarantee to Support Access to Vaccines and Health Supplies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries November 12, 2021 New four-year commitment will help UNICEF procure COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines; mitigate the pandemic’s disruption of routine immunization; and support the procurement…
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Swedish announces transformational $20 million gift

Swedish announces transformational $20 million gift
Swedish announces transformational $20 million gift November 9, 2021 Swedish announced today a $20 million personal bequest from the late philanthropist Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. The gift, made shortly after his death in 2018, supports the establishment of the Paul G. Allen Research Center at Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) and gives our team of physician…
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