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Table 1 Distribution of grants for biomedical research and average grant duration by funder in 2016

From: Resource allocation for biomedical research: analysis of investments by major funders

Funding organisation

Number of grants in 2016

Average grant duration

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

52,928

6 years, 10 months

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

5567

4 years, 4 months

Wellcome Trust

5273

3 years, 8 months

Medical Research Council (MRC)

2649

4 years, 7 months

European Commission (EC)

1076

2 years, 11 months

Swedish Research Council (SRC)

999

3 years, 7 months

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

783

3 years, 7 months

Institut Pasteur

99

1 years, 6 months

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

25

2 years, 11 months

European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)

21

2 years, 9 months

Total

69,420