NGRF is a nonprofit biomedical innovation hub built around data science and AI. We bring together researchers, patient advocates, scientific entrepreneurs, and computational experts into one collaborative ecosystem designed to accelerate discovery. Through open-source bioinformatics tools, tailored data science support, expert AI teams, and dynamic peer networks, we provide the infrastructure, expertise, and community for innovators to move from breakthrough ideas to real-world impact.
Welcome to NGRF, the Biomedical Research Innovation Hub Where Data Science and AI Transform Discovery
Advancing Discovery Through Three Core Initiatives
Collaborative Research & Innovation
We lead in-house computational research and partner with biomedical institutions, startups, and scientific collaborators as their data science and AI partner to accelerate breakthrough discovery.
Open-Source Data Science & AI Tools
We develop and share cutting-edge bioinformatics, data science libraries and AI applications, providing the global biomedical community with scalable, open-source solutions that accelerate discovery and advance real-world impact.
Education & Knowledge Advancement
We deliver public education and hands-on training that equip researchers, advocates, and stakeholders with the skills to harness open science and AI-driven innovation to accelerate biomedical discovery and translational progress.
Our Expertise
NGRF is a team of medical researchers, data scientists, AI and Machine Learning experts, and experienced organizational leaders committed to advancing scientific progress in a time when philanthropic and nonprofit investment is needed more than ever. As a non-profit data science hub, we serve as collaborative partners who understand the complexities of basic and translational science. We are committed to supporting medical science researchers both inside and outside of academia by building the infrastructure, relationships, and systems that early-stage computational labs and mature research programs need to thrive.
NGRF serves as a data science collaboration hub by offering to the research community open-source medical research tools and by housing computational labs internally, collaborating with external labs, and educating both researchers and the public. We help medical researchers continue their critical work, even in challenging environments. NGRF fulfills its mission by delivering critical shared data science and AI services that enable biomedical researchers and scientific organizations to translate scientific breakthroughs into real world applications, ultimately advancing medical research and helping researchers make a difference in patients’ lives.
We collaborate with a broad spectrum of biomedical innovators, ranging from bold startups to patient advocacy groups to collaborations with established research institutions. We partner to connect researchers with the data science tools, resources, infrastructure, training, and public education needed to accelerate true progress in medical research, technology, and healthcare. We achieve wide-spread impact through our open-source data science, AI tools, resources and the combined critical expertise of our in-house researchers. All to reach our overarching goal: to improve health outcomes for us all.