The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation is a 501(c)3 independent non-profit biomedical research organization that was founded in 1952. The Institute has over more than 120 principal investigators and 400 researchers in total — MD’s, MD/PhD’s, and PhD’s — working on 600 research studies. Our investigators are academically affiliated with UCLA and work in partnership with the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Our research is funded by many sources including: grants from the NIH and other government entities, Industry and teaching contracts and royalties, as well as private donors and other non-profit foundations.
by the Numbers
- 100+ internationally recognized research groups
- 600 ongoing research projects
- 150 grants from federal sources (NIH and DoD) support our researchers
- 500+ peer-reviewed articles in prestigious medical and scientific journals annually
- 200 patents and 15 new filings annually
- 14 companies spun off in the past 12 years to bring The Lundquist Institute discoveries to the bedside
JUST THE FACTS
- The Lundquist Institute is one of the foremost independent, non-profit research institutes in the U.S.
- You have likely benefited at some point in your life from innovations by The Lundquist Institute.
- We developed the training for (and coined the term) "Paramedics"
- The profession of Nurse Practitioner had its beginning on our campus
- We have generated new paradigms, diagnostics, therapies, and devices, in use all over the world.
- We take on the challenge of devising treatments for debilitating and fatal rare inherited diseases.
Innovation Spotlight
A History of The Lundquist Institute's Achievements
You have likely benefitted at some point in your life from an innovation by the The Lundquist Institute.
Our Leadership
Securing Our Future
Researchers, community members, and staff work tirelessly for The Lundquist Institute.
Researchers
The Lundquist Institute's diverse experts
Meet our innovators of therapies, diagnostic methods, and prevention strategies.
Our Legends
Harbor-UCLA Faculty Achievements in Research
Meet The Lundquist Institute researchers who made groundbreaking discoveries and finding solutions to the world’s most urgent medical problems.
Careers
Work at The Lundquist Institute. Make a Difference.
The Lundquist Institute researchers and staff have been furthering advancements in medicine and providing needed services to our communities for over half a century.
Conflicts of Interest Policy
PHS Financial Conflicts of Interest
The Lundquist Institute promotes objectivity in PHS-funded research by identifying, managing, and reporting financial conflicts of interest as defined in the Public Health Service ("PHS") regulations.