Aphilanthropic organization established by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan will invest $3.4 billion in research to help cure, prevent, and manage human disease, according to a press statement released on Tuesday (December 7).
The money from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), which was founded in 2015, follows an earlier $3 billion investment and will be used to support scientific research over the next 10–15 years. Plans include establishing new research centers—such as an artificial intelligence institute at Harvard University and a biomedical imaging center with a yet-to-be determined location—as well as supporting collaborative projects such as the CZ Biohub Network, which will connect researchers working on disease mechanisms and therapies.
“Biomedical science and technology development hold tremendous promise to advance human health and treat disease,” Chan, a former pediatrician, says in the press statement. “Working as partners with scientists, patients, and open source communities, we’ve learned ...
