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Turning science into breakthroughs

Accelerating biomedical discoveries and bringing life-saving therapeutics to market

On May 17th, 2021, Baylor College of Medicine and Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment management firm focused on advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy, formed a major translational research collaboration to advance promising therapeutics and support pharmaceutical research and discovery.

Deerfield has pledged up to $130 million over 10 years, and will provide operational support to advance mutually agreed upon research initiatives to the market.

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is recognized as a health sciences university and is known for excellence in education, research and patient care. It is the only private medical school in the greater southwest and is ranked 22nd among medical schools for research and 17th for primary care by U.S. News & World Report. Baylor is listed 20th among all U.S. medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding and No. 1 in Texas.

Located in the Texas Medical Center, Baylor has affiliations with seven teaching hospitals and jointly owns and operates Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, part of CHI St. Luke’s Health. Currently, Baylor has more than 3,000 trainees in medical, graduate, nurse anesthesia, physician assistant, orthotics and genetic counseling as well as residents and postdoctoral fellows. Follow Baylor College of Medicine on Facebook and Twitter.

Deerfield is a healthcare investment management firm committed to advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy. For more information, please visit www.deerfield.com.

Timeline for Proposal Submissions

Proposal Sourcing

Principal Investigators are invited to submit proposals.

Scientific Review

Your proposal will be reviewed by members of our scientific team.

Full Proposal

If your idea is selected for further evaluation, you will be invited to submit a full proposal.

Investment Evaluated

Your proposal will be carefully evaluated for funding by Deerfield’s investment team.

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