They focus on areas of fundamental biological research and reflect increasing levels of complexity. There are approximately 900 staff involved in more than 500 funded research projects in the Research Institute. Along with the scientists, there are approximately 500 students, research fellows and visiting scientists from at least 25 countries as well as laboratory technicians, assistants and other support staff. Funding for research activities and operations comes from two sources. Community and corporate donors contribute to the foundation's endowments that fund this annual grant.
External funding comes from the grants awarded to our researchers.
In addition, the HSC Research Institute has 90 collaborative research projects with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.