Allen Institute

Allen Institute
Formation2003; 21 years ago (2003)
FoundersPaul Allen, Jody Allen
TypeIndependent, nonprofit medical research organization
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)
PurposeBasic science research in neuroscience, cell biology, immunology
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Paul Allen, founder
Jody Allen, founder,
Rui Costa, D.V.M., Ph.D., CEO
Employees
~825
Websitealleninstitute.org
Entryway to the Allen Institute building in Seattle, Washington

The Allen Institute is a non-profit, bioscience research institute located in Seattle. It was founded by billionaire philanthropist Paul G. Allen in 2003. The Allen Institute conducts large-scale basic science research studying the brain, cells and immune system in effort to accelerate science and disease research. The organization practices open science, in that they make all their data and resources publicly available for researchers to access.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Allen Institute's leaders lay out vision for bringing more openness to Big Science". GeekWire. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. ^ Koch, Christof; Jones, Allan (2016-11-02). "Big Science, Team Science, and Open Science for Neuroscience". Neuron. 92 (3): 612–616. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2016.10.019. ISSN 0896-6273. PMID 27810003.