Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute
EstablishedJanuary 2018 (2018-01)
Founders
Founded atCambridge, Massachusetts
TypeNonprofit
PurposeMedical research
Location
Region served
Global
Key people
  • Emilio A. Emini (CEO)
  • Michael Dunne (CMO)
Parent organization
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
BudgetUS$100 million (2018)
FundingBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Endowment$273 million (2018)
Websitewww.gatesmri.org

The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) is a non-profit biotechnology organization founded with the aim of bringing technologies and strategies to bear on the main health problems of the poor in low-income countries. The Gates MRI was organized as a subsidiary of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation who funded it with a $273 million 4-year grant.