The Rainin Foundation envisions a world where no one suffers from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). We want to achieve a better understanding of how to help patients manage symptoms and improve their lives even before a cure is obtained.
We support novel, high-risk research and challenge investigators to push boundaries. The beginning of an idea is particularly exciting to us because it’s where we can make the greatest impact. Our investments enable researchers to test ideas and gather data to advance the understanding of IBD. Beyond funding, we recognize the importance of dialogue and facilitate collaboration among innovators to move IBD research forward. We also host an annual Innovations Symposium where we invite guest speakers to share the latest IBD research.
Health Program Snapshot
Innovations Symposium
The Foundation’s annual event brings together clinicians, researchers and trainees from around the world to exchange ideas and collaborate to advance IBD research.
Solving IBD
Explore how our investments are advancing cutting-edge ideas, meet the researchers we support, make connections and learn about our future funding directions.
Scientific Advisory Board
This group of leading researchers provides scientific expertise to strengthen our health grantmaking and strategies toward solving IBD.
Health Initiatives
We support bold ideas and initiatives that have the potential to improve the prediction, prevention and treatment of IBD.
Health Grants
We invest early in novel approaches and support collaboration among investigators and across disciplines, believing this can have the greatest impact in IBD research.
Health News & Stories
10/02/2024 | Health
Our 2024 Innovations Symposium drew 160 attendees for two days of cutting-edge research to accelerate improvements to patient health and well-being.
09/05/2024 | Health
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation has announced that Dr. Nicole Belle of University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Vivek Rudrapatna of University of California, San Francisco have been selected as the recipients of its Early Career Catalyst Award. Each will receive $500,000 over five years to support their research, which has the potential to improve the lives […]
08/06/2024 | Health
We’ve awarded over $4 million through our Innovator Awards Program, which supports individual and collaborative research projects that have the potential to improve the prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
