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Celebrating 60 Years of Investing in Future Scientific Leaders

Sixty years ago, the PhRMA Foundation was established to support promising researchers and their novel ideas to foster biopharmaceutical innovation and value-driven health care. Our 60th anniversary report provides a brief history and timeline of our work and results from an award recipient survey about their career achievements and the impact of their Foundation award.

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Research Areas

The PhRMA Foundation funds researchers working on the frontiers of variety of disciplines that impact patient health.

News

Read the latest news from the PhRMA Foundation blog.

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May 31, 2025

Celebrating 60 Years of Investing in Future Scientific Leaders

The PhRMA Foundation’s 60th anniversary report provides a brief history and timeline of our work and results from an award recipient survey about their career achievements and the impact of their Foundation award.
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May 20, 2025

Q&A with Shruti Dharmaraj: Developing Molecules to Treat Allergic Reactions

Like nearly one-third of Americans, PhD student Shruti Dharmaraj suffers from allergies, which helps motivate her to persevere in her research on how to address the root causes of allergic reactions.
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April 21, 2025

Q&A with Alan Ardito: Investigating Malaria’s Impact on the Brain to Find Therapeutic Targets

PhRMA Foundation awardee Alan Ardito, a PhD student at Brown University, is studying how the parasite that causes malaria impacts the human brain.
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Awardee Spotlight

Ashlan Kunz Coyne, PharmD, MPH

  • University of Kentucky

“The PhRMA Foundation Faculty Starter Grant in Translational Medicine acknowledges the potential impact of my work on optimizing antimicrobial PK/PD against resistant bacterial infections, aiming to enhance outcomes in vulnerable patients. With deep appreciation for the financial support, this grant empowers my lab to achieve significant advancements in the field.”

Grants & Fellowships

The PhRMA Foundation catalyzes the careers of promising researchers through competitive, peer-reviewed grants and fellowships.

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Predoctoral Fellowships

PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships provide up to two years in stipend support for full-time graduate students who are engaged in thesis research and have completed most of their pre-thesis requirements.

Postdoctoral Fellowships

PhRMA Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships provide up to two years of stipend support to promising postdoctoral trainees who seek to further develop and refine their research skills.

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Faculty Starter Grants

PhRMA Foundation Faculty Starter Grants provide support to promising young scientists beginning independent research careers at the faculty level.

Special Awards

The PhRMA Foundation periodically offers special funding opportunities to address specific research questions or topics of interest.

Supporters

The PhRMA Foundation owes its success to the pharmaceutical companies that have provided generous support over the past 60 years.

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