Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group

{{Short description|Bioscience research initiative}}

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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group is a Seattle-based bioscience research initiative started in 2016 and funded with an initial investment of $100 million.{{Cite news |last=Cha |first=Ariana Eunjung |date=2021-10-26 |title=Philanthropist Paul Allen announces $100 million gift to expand ‘frontiers of bioscience’ |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/03/23/philanthropist-paul-allen-announces-100-million-gift-to-expand-frontiers-of-bioscience/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |issn=0190-8286}} It is a division of the Allen Institute.{{Cite web |last=Savchuk |first=Katia |title=Billionaire Paul Allen Pledges $100 Million To Fund Cutting-Edge Life Sciences Research |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2016/03/24/billionaire-paul-allen-pledges-100-million-to-fund-cutting-edge-life-science-research/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Its vision is to identify areas in bioscience that are ripe for a major breakthrough, and then fund specific investigators to pursue advances.{{cite web |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/microsoft-pioneer-invests-big-again-bioscience |title=Microsoft pioneer invests big, again, in bioscience |newspaper=Sciencemag.org |date= |author= |accessdate= March 24, 2016}}

In 2021, the Allen Frontiers Group joined the Open Research Funders Group (ORFG).{{Cite web |date=2021-09-29 |title=Allen Frontiers Group Joins ORFG |url=https://www.orfg.org/news/2021/9/29/allen-frontiers-group-joins-orfg |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Open Research Funders Group |language=en-US}}

Allen Distinguished Investigators

The Distinguished Investigator program "awards grants of $1.5 million of three years in support of early-stage research in biology and medicine that would not otherwise be supported by traditional funding sources."{{Cite web |title=Frontiers Group announces 2021 Allen Distinguished Investigators |url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/frontiers-group-announces-2021-allen-distinguished-investigators |website=Philanthropynewsdigest.org}}