Foundation Supporting Open Science Initiatives | Science and Enterprise

"Helmsley Charitable Trust is awarding $6.4 million in grants to three not-for-profit organizations that foster more open and collaborative science. The awards, from the foundation’s Biomedical Research Infrastructure Program, support new research platforms, data management tools, and training programs. The Biomedical Research Infrastructure Program aims to support new technologies and systems that encourage more pooling of ideas and sharing of data platforms that build on existing techniques or explore new ways of working. The Helmsley Charitable Trust also supports health-related research on type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel and Crohn’s disease, rural health care, and basic medical research. Funding for the foundation, based in New York, comes from the estates of the late real estate executive Harry Helmsley and his wife, hotel executive Leona Helmsley ..."