Note: the Open Philanthropy Project was previously known as GiveWell Labs.
As part of our work on the Open Philanthropy Project, we are exploring a set of causes under the broad heading of "funding scientific research," with an initial focus on life sciences funding.
General updates we've posted on our work in this area include:
- Scientific research funding (December 2013). An early post introducing our interest in this area and our early key questions and investigations.
- Exploring life sciences funding (January 2014). Lays out some early hypotheses on outstanding giving opportunities in this area, and our plan for recruiting scientific advisors. We have since hired several such advisors and are working with them on a trial basis.
- Returns to life sciences funding. Provides a rough sketch of what we know about the cost-effectiveness of life sciences funding.