grants and funding

Independent Medical Education

• An independent educational program includes 
both continuing medical education (CME) and 
non-CME programs
• These programs can be at the national, regional, or 
local level

Scientific Sponsorships

• These may include scientific or research conferences and academic meetings
• Must be educational and nonpromotional in nature and planned, designed, and implemented in accordance with the US Food and Drug Administration’s Guidance on Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities

Corporate Memberships

• Annual corporate membership for a professional medical association or a not-for-profit healthcare focused entity

Fellowships

• Fellowships at academic institutions or through medical specialty societies/associations providing training or advanced education to HCPs in a particular specialty, therapeutic area, or field of research

Other Key Information

The independent medical education programs that we support include educational activities certified for CME/CE for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) as well as activities without continuing educational credit. All accredited programs must follow the standards set forth in the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

BridgeBio accepts grant submissions that are either unsolicited or in response to a call for grant applications, better known as Requests for Proposals (RFPs). When published, RFPs will provide detail regarding externally referenced educational, clinical, practical, and/or research gaps in specific therapeutic focus areas, along with reference-driven recommendations for learning audiences and timeline submission requirements. Educational areas of interest and RFPs can be found below.

We accept applications from a wide range of healthcare organizations, associations, medical specialty societies, academic institutions, hospitals, and medical 
education companies.

third parties

If a third-party provider will be utilized to implement the proposed project or program, the provider must not be owned in whole or in part by, or controlled by:

• A practicing physician or other HCP
• A group practice of physicians or other HCPs
• An individual who is an immediate family member of a practicing physician or other HCP

Other key parameters:

• Funding from other pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies, in addition to BridgeBio, is preferred 
(eg, multiple sources of funding)
• Funds are not granted with the purpose of directly or indirectly encouraging recipients to purchase or prescribe products or services from BridgeBio
• Funding is permitted only to legally established organizations; a grant cannot be provided to an individual
• Requesting organization and grant request must be in full compliance with all regional and local codes, laws, and industry regulations, including, but not limited to, anti-corruption, transparency, and privacy laws and regulations