COVID-related impacts on biomedical research logistics, funding, and human talent have put the entire biomedical research ecosystem at risk. Without immediate attention and support for this medical research ecosystem, progress toward better treatments and cures for diseases that millions of people around the globe endure every day is at risk.

How can philanthropy drive changes within biomedical research to makes the system stronger? In this Giving Smarter Guide, the Center for Strategic Philanthropy looks at the pressures the biomedical research system has endured and examines the role philanthropy can play in resetting and building back a stronger, collaborative, and more equitable medical research infrastructure.