BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi announced today it will
contribute $18 million to three
Historically Black Medical Schools to help the institutions work to
increase diversity in clinical studies. The investment over 10
years is aimed at strengthening Centers of Excellence in clinical
study diversity at Howard University
College of Medicine, Meharry Medical
College, and Morehouse School of
Medicine.
Funding will be used to hire clinical research staff, establish
infrastructure such as online chat services and pharmacy upgrades,
create customized training programs, and more. Each of the Centers
of Excellence have their own specific needs, which will help them
harness their insights into the underrepresented communities they
serve as they seek to increase representation and improve diversity
in clinical studies.
Lionel Bascles
SVP, Global Head of Clinical Trials and Operations, Sanofi
"At Sanofi, our mission is to chase the miracles of science to
improve people's lives, and this means all people's lives,
regardless of their race or ethnicity. By partnering with these
three esteemed Historically Black College and University medical
schools, we hope to facilitate new inroads to communities that have
been underrepresented in healthcare for far too long. Increasing
diversity and inclusion is essential to the research and
development of medicines and vaccines for people of all
backgrounds."
Valerie Montgomery
Rice, MD, FACOG
President and CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine
"Morehouse School of Medicine is
exceptionally grateful to Sanofi for this investment in our
clinical study diversity Center of Excellence. We look forward to a
robust partnership as we work to increase diversity in clinical
studies and develop advanced opportunities for researchers, leading
to greater health equity. More diversity in clinical studies will
ensure traditionally underserved populations receive the very
latest cutting-edge therapeutic innovations."
Sanofi is a global innovator in the Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion space, including by pioneering the international effort A
Million Conversations to examine trust gaps in the healthcare
system. In the U.S., Sanofi and the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced a strategic
partnership in July that is aimed at advancing health equity for
Black and underserved communities.
About Sanofi
We are an innovative global healthcare
company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to
improve people's lives. Our team, across the world, is dedicated to
transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the
impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing
treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of
people globally, while putting sustainability and social
responsibility at the center of our ambitions.
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