OVERVIEW: This funder is passionate about disease funding, and has a wide range of research interests, from rare genetic conditions to cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and more. It has a global funding reach and donates millions of dollars each year, as well as products and skills.
IP TAKE: Sanofi Genzyme is a very approachable and accessible funder that accepts applications year round and supports research into a wide variety of diseases. However, grants not relating to medical research primarily center around Boston, Massachusetts, and other areas where Sanofi has a significant business presence.
PROFILE: Sanofi Genzyme (a fully owned subsidiary of Sanofi) was founded in Boston in 1981, and has become one of the largest biotech companies in the world. The company is located in Cambridge, MA, which is home to several top universities, teaching hospitals and a thriving biotech community of which Sanofi Genzyme is a part. This biotech funder contributes to philanthropy through in-kind donations and volunteerism with direct financial support. Its main areas of focus are Rare Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, Immunology, and Oncology.
Grants for Diseases and Science Research
Sanofi Genzyme’s Contributions and Giving program supports “major initiatives in science or healthcare at nonprofits, research institutions, and global humanitarian organizations,” as well as “research fellowships, event sponsorships, community group funding, and more.” Its current disease priorities are asthma, atopic dermatitis, multiple sclerosis, oncology, rare genetic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, and thyroid cancer.
Genzyme may also consider proposals related to its parent company Sanofi’s research interests, including diabetes, renal diseases, neurobiology, cystic fibrosis, gene therapy, and biomaterials. Sanofi Genzyme awards grants for science research and provides contributions to non-profit organizations, hospitals, research institutions, disease organizations and medical education programs. It also offers sponsorships, grants for accredited and unaccredited medical education programs and fellowships.
Grants for STEM Education
In addition to its support for scientific research, Sanofi Genzyme also issues Community Relations grants in areas where its employees live and work around the world. While Sanofi Genzyme does not have a dedicated STEM education program, many of these grants support science education in communities where it has a business presence. It has funded Cambridge School Volunteers’ Reading Buddies program, through which Sanofi employees participate in one-on-one readings with first- and second-graders in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Science Club for Girls, which develops science education outreach in the Boston area. Sanofi offers grants to accredited and unaccredited medical education programs, as well as, sponsorships, and fellowships.
Important Grant Details:
Grants generally range from $25,000 to $250,000. Sanofi Genzyme is committed to transparency and grantseekers may review the foundation’s Annual Reports for more information on the kinds of research and grantmaking it supports.
Sanofi Genzyme accepts applications for its charitable giving throughout the year. It reviews applications four times a year, and the entire process may take eight to sixteen weeks.
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