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2025 Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholar Award
To accelerate promising discoveries into medicines for unmet needs.
We have a singular mission to create new medicines. We were established to support physician-scientists who strive to change the standard of care in medicine. Our model has expanded to include all scientists with discoveries in unmet medical needs, with a particular focus on brain health, rare diseases and major diseases affecting society.
Today more than 500 million people worldwide are living with diseases without available treatments. Despite breathtaking advances in basic science, economic and regulatory environments have led to an unacceptable low rate of new therapeutics.
We have created a model for drug discovery and development that is:
We advance discoveries toward clinical trials utilizing our:
At Harrington Discovery Institute, we believe that our culture of innovation matters as much as our mission to accelerate promising discoveries into medicines for unmet needs. We are committed to creating and sustaining a culture that is shaped by these core values:
Impact
We work in areas that have great influence on human health and improve our world.
Results
We're in this to find cures. We set metrics, strive for success and measure ourselves accordingly.
Innovation
We are driven to think and act differently. We invent in both ideas and implementation.
Tenacity
We persevere through adversity in order to grow and make an impact.
Passion
We see true meaning in what we do and why we do it.
Integrity
We have it. At all times.
Our team of professionals combines extensive drug development know-how, deep scientific knowledge and business experience.
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The Harrington family of Hudson, Ohio, provided a transformative gift to create The Harrington Project and establish the Harrington Discovery Institute.
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At the core of Harrington Discovery Institute is a team of experienced pharma and business development professionals with a track record of bringing new drugs to market.
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Nationally and internationally recognized medical innovators who help set the Institute's science and innovation agenda in areas of unmet need.
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Industry experts and venture capitalists who manage philanthropic and impact investments in scholar technologies.
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Physician-scientists anchor our national and global disease initiatives, while accessing grant funding and Therapeutic Development Center support for their innovative research and discovery.
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Harrington Discovery Institute provides clinical research support and assists in the design and development of new products based on the medical benefits of exercise.
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Harrington Discovery Institute was established in 2012 as part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development, with a mission to create next-generation medicines for the benefit of society.
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