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To advance discoveries by physician-scientists—and all scientists in areas of unmet therapeutic need—into medicines for the benefit of society.

Harrington Scholars including John Letterio, MD, talk about their research and motivations for finding new treatments and cures to improve the standard of care for patients

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Harrington Scholars Share their Motivations for Pursuing Cures

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The Harrington Scholar Award for Coronavirus is helping to advance therapies for treating Coronavirus and future deadly viruses

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2020 Harrington UK Rare Disease Scholar Award

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Harrington Discovery Institute News

Harrington Discovery Institute Invites Proposals for 2020 Harrington UK Rare Disease Scholar Award. Read more…

Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Announces 2020 Scholar-Innovator Award Recipients. Read more…

Event: Harrington Discovery Institute Panel at Morgan Stanley’s The Exchange 2019. Read more…

New Morgan Stanley GIFT Cures^SM Program to Advance Drug Discovery Research into Life-Saving and Life-Enhancing Cures and Treatments. Read more…

2019 Harrington Prize Awarded to Dr. Carl June, University of Pennsylvania. Read more…

University Hospitals Recruits Talented Geneticist to Join Harrington Discovery Institute. Read more…

Harrington Discovery Institute Announces New Scholars. Read more…

Nominations for 6th Annual Harrington Prize Now Open. Read more…

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and Harrington Discovery Institute Invite Applications for 2018 ADDF-Harrington Scholar Award. Read more…

Harrington Discovery Institute announces 2018 Harrington Prize Winner. Read more…

Nature article on philanthropy in drug development features The Harrington Project for Discovery and Development. Read the article

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A Family’s Story of Hope

Most people have never heard of SCA7. For members of the Balling family, the disease has been a part of their lives for generations.

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First Five Years: Advancing Discoveries into Medicines

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