Accelerating Bipolar
Disorder Science

We are forging research pathways to lift the ceiling on scientific understanding and to create new interventions so that everyone with bipolar disorder can thrive.

Focusing science
on the greatest impact
for people.

Current research, treatment, and care for bipolar disorder lacks scientific precision of the disorder and its diversity. We aim to change that. 

Four Interconnected Programs, Zero Silos

Our mission is to accelerate scientific understanding of bipolar disorder and advance clinical care through cross-disciplinary collaboration, data sharing, and real-time learning.

Integrated Network

Bridge Insight With Precision Psychiatry

Integrated Network

Bridge Insight With Precision Psychiatry

Activate a collaborative infrastructure between clinical settings and a longitudinal research study to translate real-time findings into improvements in care. 
Brigham and Women's Hospital-McLean Hospital 
Johns Hopkins University
Mayo Clinic
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Michigan
UTHealth Houston

Discovery Research

Discover the Biological Pathways

Discovery Research

Discover the Biological Pathways

Improve the scientific understanding of the biological mechanisms of bipolar disorder. 
Yale University
Stanford University
University of Texas Austin
Northwestern University
New York Genome Center
Rutgers University
New York University
Columbia University
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Brain Omics Platform

Understand the Differences in the Brain

Brain Omics Platform

Understand the Differences in the Brain

Assess the transcriptomic, epigenetic, and proteomic characteristics of brain tissue derived from people with bipolar disorder. 
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
University of Pittsburgh
California Institute of Technology

Genetics Platform

Uncover the Genetic Contributions

Genetics Platform

Uncover the Genetic Contributions

Perform genetic sequencing on a large, diverse population of people with bipolar disorder to contribute to the genetic database.
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
University of California, Los Angeles
New York Genome Center

Who We Are

Our comprehensive, hypothesis-driven approach breaks down barriers between innovation, scientific findings, and clinical care.

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Cultivating the power of collaboration.

BD2 is invested in the talent of our people and partners, fostering team development and connection across the network.

A message from our Managing Director

"The wonder of science is that while we can’t know where new discovery will come from, we can stack the deck in our favor and aim it towards the greatest impact for people."

Cara Altimus, PhD, Managing Director 

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