Editor's Summary
17 May 2007
It's good to give
Philanthropists and private foundations are investing in biomedical research on an increasingly lavish scale. A News Feature special this week explores the implications for the future of biomedicine and asks some tricky questions. What if, say, a charitable foundation seeking cures finds the research path to be dauntingly long, winding and costly?
Editorial: Health cheques
Philanthropy offers a valuable approach to funding.
doi:10.1038/447231b
News Feature: Biomedical philanthropy: State of the donation
Wealthy philanthropists and private foundations are supporting biomedical research on a grand scale. Meredith Wadman asks what they get for their money.
doi:10.1038/447248a
News Feature: Biomedical philanthropy: The money tree
Donations from philanthropists and private foundations are increasingly finding their way into biomedical research. Lucy Odling-Smee takes a look at some of the richest and most influential funders.
doi:10.1038/447251a
News Feature: Biomedical philanthropy: Love or money
Biomedical scientists want funding; private foundations want cures. Erika Check hears the joys and tensions that arise when the two hook up.
doi:10.1038/447252a
News Feature: Biomedical philanthropy: The giving machine
Flush with Microsoft's fortune, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest charitable foundation in the United States. Tadataka Yamada, executive director of its Global Health Program, tells Lucy Odling-Smee how the organization aims to save lives with its wealth.
doi:10.1038/447254a