Health Research Foundation
Canada’s Health Research Foundation (HRF) is a non-profit organization that invests in health research in Canadian academic centres, and promotes the benefits and values of research-driven health innovation in Canada. Innovative Medicines Canada members “generously contribute a million dollars annually to the HRF ensuring such research will continue to benefit Canadians for years to come.”1)
Background
The HRF was founded in 1964 by Innovative Medicines Canada, and awards funding to researchers across Canada alongside the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
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About. (2014). Health Research Foundation. http://www.hrf-frs.com/en/about