BD² Updates
2023 Milestones
Since publicly launching just over a year ago, we’ve built a connected network of 100+ scientists and clinicians, awarded more than $60 million in grants, launched first-of-its-kind research for bipolar disorder across our programs, and more. Our work continues to be driven by our commitment to removing silos, building foundational knowledge, and accelerating the translation …
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BD² Announces Research and Clinical Network to Advance Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
Washington, DC – BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder today announced the first six institutions that will launch the groundbreaking BD² Integrated Network. Brigham and Women’s Hospital-McLean Hospital, University of California Los Angeles, Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, University of Michigan, and UTHealth Houston together comprise the first sites that will work in …
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BD² Announces $18 Million in Grants to Understand Biology of Bipolar Disorder
Washington, D.C. – BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder today announced its first round of Discovery Research grants, totaling $18 million, bringing greater collaboration and focused funding to the field of bipolar disorder. Multidisciplinary teams of scientists and clinicians, whose leads are at Yale University, Stanford University, New York Genome Center, and the …
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BD² Announces First $15 Million in Grants to Advance Genetic and Biological Understanding of Bipolar Disorder
Washington, D.C. – March 30, 2023 – BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder today announced its first grants, totaling $15 million, to advance scientific understanding of the genetic and biological foundations of bipolar disorder. These first-of-their-kind efforts aim to accelerate discovery and improve diagnosis and care for the more than 40 million people …
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Why Three Deep-Pocketed Funders Joined Forces to Take on Bipolar Disorder
Source: Paul Karon, Inside Philanthropy Among serious forms of mental illness, bipolar disorder has been one of the least-funded in terms of research. In fact, it’s seen sharply diminishing support in recent years, even as federal funding for other forms of mental illness has increased. That has left the estimated 40 million people worldwide who …
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BD² Releases Five RFAs to Support Bipolar Research
Washington, D.C. – September 22, 2022 – BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder announced five Requests for Applications (RFAs) to advance bipolar research and support people living with bipolar disorder. BD² will fund multidisciplinary teams and organizations to access and expand upon new findings, accelerating the process of discovery across the entire bipolar research …
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Sergey Brin, Roblox’s David Baszucki And Kent Dauten Of Keystone Capital Commit $150 Million To Fight Bipolar Disorder
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Global Platform Launches to Transform Bipolar Disorder Research and Care
Washington, D.C. – September 12, 2022 – Today, three family philanthropies joined with the Milken Institute to commit $150 million to launch BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health condition with dramatic and often unpredictable shifts in mood, energy, activity, and cognition, affecting at least 40 million …
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