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Allen Institute for Brain Science

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Formation
  
2003

Founded
  
2003

Founders
  
Paul Allen, Jody Patton

Area served
  
Worldwide

Headquarters
  
Washington, United States

Parent organization
  
Allen Institute

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Type
  
Independent, nonprofit medical research organization (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)

Purpose
  
Neuroscience, Brain Research, Biology, Technology

Key people
  
Paul Allen, Founder Jody Allen, Founder, Allan Jones, Ph.D., CEO Christof Koch, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer

Website
  
Allen Institute for Brain Science

Similar
  
Kavli Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical I, Society for Neuroscience, Institute for Systems Biology, Salk Institute for Biological

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Allen institute for brain science


The Allen Institute for Brain Science is a Seattle-based independent, nonprofit medical research organization dedicated to accelerating the understanding of how the human brain works. The Allen Institute promotes the advance of brain research by providing free data and tools to scientists worldwide with the aim of catalyzing discovery in disparate research programs and disease areas.

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Started with $100 million in seed money from Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen in 2003, the Institute tackles projects at the leading edge of science—far-reaching projects at the intersection of biology and technology. The resulting data create free, publicly available resources that fuel discovery for countless researchers.

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Awards

  • Forbes – 30 Under 30 Rising Stars Transforming Science and Health to Allen Institute scientist Adrian Cheng (2012)
  • Cajal Club – Krieg Lifetime Achievement Award to Paul Allen for extraordinary contributions in neuroscience through his work with the Allen Institute (2010)
  • American Academy of Neurology – Public Leadership in Neurology Award to Paul Allen for his strong commitment to brain research and work with the Allen Institute (2009)
  • Time Magazine – “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World” to Paul Allen for his successful achievements at the Allen Institute (2008, 2007)
  • Time Magazine – “Top Ten Medical Breakthroughs” (2006)
  • Wired Magazine – Rave Award to Paul Allen and the Allen Institute for the completion of the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas (2007)
  • Society for Neuroscience – Special Recognition Award to Paul Allen for his generous contributions to neuroscience through his work with the Allen Institute (2007)
  • USA Weekend – “Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of the Year” for the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas (2006)
  • Funding

    The Allen Institute for Brain Science was launched in 2003 with seed funding from founder and philanthropist Paul Allen and is supported by a diversity of public and private funds. The Institute employs a unique business model, marrying the operational agility and accountability of a for-profit enterprise with the founding vision to take on ambitious, unprecedented projects at the leading edge of neuroscience.

    In 2012, the institute received an additional pledge of $300 million from Paul Allen, bringing his total commitment to date to $500 million.

    Pivot Art + Culture

    In July 2015, it was announced that Pivot Art + Culture, a new nonprofit arts institution would be located inside the new Allen Institute building. This new art space will be open to the public with a mission to curate a variety of arts installations, programming and exhibitions. The two-room gallery will feature work from private and public collections as well as pieces from Paul Allen's collection.

    References

    Allen Institute for Brain Science Wikipedia