Government Agencies that Fund Medical R&D

Below are links to the websites of government agencies that fund medical research and development (R&D):

United States of America

• Department of Health and Human Services
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
  • Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Department of Defense (DoD)
  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• State-level
  • California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

United Kingdom

• National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
• UK Medical Research Council (UKRI)
• Scotland
  • Chief Scientist Office (CSO)
• Wales
  • Health and Care Research Wales
• Northern Ireland
  • Health and Social Care Research and Development Directorate (HSC R&D)

Canada

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

New Zealand

• Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC)

Australia

• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Brazil

• National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)

Argentina

• National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)

Mexico

• National Council on Science and Technology (CONACYT)

Peru

• National Council for Science, Technology, and Innovation (CONCYTEC)

European Union

• European Commission Health Research and Innovation Projects
• European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Belgium

• Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (belspo)

The Netherlands

• Dutch Research Council (NWO)

France

• National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
• National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm)

Norway

• The Research Council of Norway

Japan

• Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)

South Korea

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

Singapore

• National Medical Research Council (NMRC)