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Cure., a Deerfield affiliate and premier healthcare innovation ecosystem, recently launched the Cure Innovation Index. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic ranking of U.S. biomedical institutions by an array of critical factors associated with the successful translation of scientific research into real-world health impact.
The Index ranks the top 303 U.S. institutions using an evidence-based framework to quantify key elements that aims to help enable researchers to turn scientific discoveries into healthcare solutions with commercial and public health potential.
Turning science into breakthroughs
Ancora Innovation empowers Vanderbilt scientists with the capital and infrastructure to execute novel and potentially transformative research projects.
On April 6, 2018, Vanderbilt University and Deerfield Management announced the launch of Ancora Innovation, a collaboration focused on the union of Vanderbilt’s innovative life science discovery efforts and Deerfield’s commitment to accelerating state-of-the-art drug development.
Deerfield will fund Ancora Innovation with up to $65 million to pursue novel therapeutics and will provide additional capital to fund successful start-up companies that spin out of Ancora.
Deerfield is a healthcare investment management firm committed to advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy. For more information, please visit www.deerfield.com.
Vanderbilt University researchers are at the forefront of discovery, innovation, scholarship, and creative expression. Our mission is to promote Vanderbilt’s distinctive research culture, which aspires to improve the human condition.
Project Submissions
To learn more about project sourcing and evaluation, please reach out to Ancora Innovation Alliance Manager Margaret Read at margaret.a.read@vanderbilt.edu.
Updates from Cure.
Cure. is a Deerfield affiliate and premier healthcare innovation ecosystem headquartered in New York City, with a mission to accelerate cures by helping health innovators develop groundbreaking products and services from concept to commercialization.
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