TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine A2 - Sarah Hanson A2 - Lori Nadig A2 - Bruce Altevogt TI - Venture Philanthropy Strategies to Support Translational Research: Workshop Summary SN - 978-0-309-11666-4 DO - 10.17226/12558 PY - 2009 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12558/venture-philanthropy-strategies-to-support-translational-research-workshop-summary PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Policy for Science and Technology KW - Health and Medicine AB - Many voluntary health organizations fund translational research. An increasing number of these organizations are looking at venture philanthropy as a critical way to advance their missions of helping patients and working to cure disease. A wide range of participants gathered on October 3, 2008 at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Science for a workshop titled "Venture Philanthropy Strategies Used by Patient Organizations to Support Translational Research." Participants with experience in venture philanthropy shared their experiences and lessons learned in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in translational research. ER -