Morgridge Institute for Research

The Morgridge Institute for Research is a private, nonprofit interdisciplinary biomedical research organization dedicated to the vision of solving major challenges to human health by serving as an interdisciplinary research center and a collaborative hub that enables investigators to address and answer fundamental biomedical questions. It is associated with and located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, consistently one of the top research universities in the world. The Morgridge Institute is part of the twin institutes of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a public-private initiative that facilitates interdisciplinary research and breakthrough discoveries to advance human health and well-being. The state-of-the-art facility housing the institutes opened in December 2010. The research focuses on: Regenerative Biology Virology Medical Devices Core Computational Technology Bioethics Outreach Experiences In time, the Morgridge Institute hopes to discover new treatments and cures for some of the world’s most devastating diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, hepatitis C, cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The Morgridge Institute for Research is a new, private, not-for-profit interdisciplinary biomedical research organization dedicated to the vision of “Discovery to Delivery,” of accelerating the movement of science from the laboratories of researchers to public use around the world as treatments and cures. It is associated with and located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, consistently one of the top research universities in the world. The Morgridge Institute is part of the twin institutes of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery a public-private initiative that facilitates interdisciplinary research and breakthrough discoveries to advance human health and well-being. The new state-of-the-art facility housing the institutes opened December 2010. The Morgridge Institute has a $200 million portfolio and a total operating budget of approximately $30 million. The Institute’s revenue sources are comprised of an annual endowment draw (20 percent), federal funding (30 percent) and private or foundation funds (50 percent).