Before revision: The formation of the IGI was initially announced in March 2014 as the "Innovative Genomics Initiative", a partnership between UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers and biopharmaceutical industry partners with the aim of enhancing and genome-editing technology and applying it to drug development and global health, with funding support from the Li Ka Shing Foundation and the two universities.
After revision: alt=Jennifer Doudna at the Innovative Genomics Institute in 2021|Jennifer Doudna at the Innovative Genomics Institute in 2021The formation of the IGI was initially announced in March 2014 as the "Innovative Genomics Initiative", a partnership between UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers and biopharmaceutical industry partners with the aim of enhancing and genome-editing technology and applying it to drug development and global health, with funding support from the Li Ka Shing Foundation and the two universities.