Scripps Research
Also known as The Scripps Research Institute, TSRI
Nonprofit biomedical research institute in La Jolla, San Diego.
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- Scripps Research is an American nonprofit biomedical research institute headquartered in San Diego, California.
- It has over 170 laboratories and about 2,100 staff.
- It holds over 1,100 patents, has produced 11 FDA-approved therapeutics and more than 50 spin-off companies.
- It grew out of the Scripps Metabolic Clinic, founded in 1924 by Ellen Browning Scripps, and became an independent nonprofit in 1993.
Key facts
- Origin
- Scripps Metabolic Clinic, founded 1924 by Ellen Browning Scripps1
- Independent
- From 1993, as The Scripps Research Institute; renamed Scripps Research in July 20181
- Size
- Over 170 laboratories, about 2,100 staff1
- Output
- Over 1,100 patents, 11 FDA-approved therapeutics, more than 50 spin-off companies1
- Drug discovery
- Calibr, affiliated from October 20161
People
People
- Eric TopolPerson
founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute; executive vice-president · since 2006 2
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