Funder: Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Due Dates: Rolling (submit at least 60 days before the event or 45 days before a decision is needed)
Funding Amounts: No proposal request cap; generally no more than 30% of annual operating budget per calendar year
Summary: Supports organizational programs providing independent medical education and patient education or advocacy in Vertex’s research focus areas.
Key Information: Funding is for designated independent initiatives, not patient care, product promotion, or lobbying on specific legislation.
Description
Vertex Pharmaceuticals supports organizational programs that enhance medical and scientific knowledge and patient education to improve overall patient care in its research focus areas. Funding covers accredited and non-accredited independent medical education, as well as patient education and advocacy programs, projects, and initiatives. Vertex funds programs in countries where it operates, serving health care professionals, patients, caregivers, and the scientific community.
The program aims to strengthen scientific research, encourage innovation, and address unmet community needs. Medical education may offer continuing education credits, while patient education and advocacy activities are intended to improve patients’ quality of life. Grants support designated initiatives whose content remains independent of Vertex. Unlike sponsorships, grants do not provide tangible marketing benefits to Vertex, although recipients must transparently disclose its support.
