Many pharmaceutical manufacturers and related resources here. Resources for the Future - RFF aims to provide accurate, objective information to policy makers and opinion leaders. RFF pioneered both the development and the application of methods of economic analysis to meet the special needs of the fields of natural resources and the environment. Some funding available. The Sega Foundation - Supports programs to improve the education and health of children through direct service or effecting change.
Programs using technology are of special interest.
Society of Mechanical Engineers Education Foundation - Provides support for the advancement of manufacturing education. Provides a means to reintroduce applied manufacturing engineering and technology to curricula in North American colleges and universities. The Whitaker Foundation - Primarily supports research and training in biomedical engineering, a relatively new field that combines the techniques of engineering and medicine to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.