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Research

• Current Research Activities
• Clinical Trials
• Research Funding
• Education
• Industry Collaborations
• Resources for Research Collaborators

At Partners HealthCare, we know the importance of research and innovation cannot be overstated. Virtually every treatment, test, drug, or medical device in use today is the result of successful research from the past.

We stand on the shoulders of great men and women – scientists, investigators, doctors, and nurses – who have contributed to our ability to offer more impressive care than ever before.

The founding hospitals of Partners HealthCare have a long tradition of medical breakthroughs, from the first use of ether for surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to the first successful organ transplant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

This tradition remains strong. Examples include technology-supported innovations in patient care pioneered by the Center for Connected Health and hospital involvement in innovative demonstration projects conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to test and measure the effect of potential program changes Another measure of our commitment to leading medical research is Partner’s 2009 #1 ranking in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research awards, with combined NIH awards of $616,304,116.*, and #2 ranking in 2008, with $590,624,544.


The Many Aspects of Research Activities

We invite you to learn more about the hundreds of ongoing clinical trials and research activities at Partners HealthCare, as well as the resources that are available for research collaborators and research funding .

Read about our academic-industry collaborations, where the vision for these strategic alliances is to utilize the Partners integrated health care delivery system as a “living laboratory” to develop and test strategies and implement solutions for improving patient care.

Discover the benefits of our industry collaborations, which typically result when there is an overlap of scientific and technology interests between a company/company scientists and institutional investigators.


Research at Partners-Affiliated Institutions

You also may learn more about research at a particular Partners-affiliated institutions:

• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare (select a disease program to access clinical research information)
• McLean Hospital
• Spaulding Rehabilitation Network

*The 2009 total NIH award data does not include contracts at this time. When this date is included, rankings and growth rates may change.