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List of members

More than 500 institutions have partnered with us through the membership program – you can see the list of current members below.

  1. A

    1. Australia (8)
      1. Australian Catholic University
      2. Deakin University
      3. La Trobe University
      4. University Of Melbourne
      5. University of Newcastle (Australia)
      6. University of South Australia
      7. University of Western Australia
      8. Western Sydney University
    2. Austria (9)
      1. Austrian Science Fund
      2. IMP- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
      3. Institute of Science and Technology Austria
      4. Medizinische Universität Innsbruck | Medical University of Innsbruck
      5. Technische Universitaet Graz
      6. Technische Universität Wien
      7. Universitaet Wien
      8. Universität Innsbruck
      9. Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
  2. B

    1. Brazil (2)
      1. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
      2. Hospital Moinhos de Vento
  3. C

    1. Canada (15)
      1. Algoma University
      2. Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
      3. Concordia University
      4. Dalhousie University
      5. Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Health Canada (HC)
      6. Simon Fraser University
      7. University of British Columbia
      8. University of Manitoba
      9. University of Ottawa
      10. University of Saskatchewan
      11. University of Toronto
      12. University of Waterloo
      13. University of Windsor
      14. Université Laval
      15. Université de Montréal
    2. Chile (1)
      1. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC)
    3. China (3)
      1. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
      2. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases China CDC (Prepay Membership)
      3. Shenzhen Beike BioTech
    4. Cyprus (1)
      1. Cyprus Libraries Consortium (CLC)
    5. Czechia (2)
      1. Biology Centre ASCR
      2. Brno University of Technology
  4. D

    1. Denmark (4)
      1. Danish Air Ambulance
      2. The Prehospital Medical Emergency Services, Region Midtjylland
      3. University of Copenhagen
      4. University of Southern Denmark
  5. F

    1. Finland (5)
      1. National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
      2. Tampere University Foundation (Tampere University) together with Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University of Applied Sciences
      3. University of Helsinki
      4. University of Jyvaskyla
      5. University of Oulu
    2. France (1)
      1. Institut Pasteur
  6. G

    1. Germany (4)
      1. Bayer Animal Health
      2. Bayer Pharma/Bayer Healthcare AG
      3. Center for Epidemiology and Health Research Berlin
      4. Grönemeyer Institute for MicroTherapy
  7. H

    1. Hong Kong SAR China (3)
      1. Chinese University of Hong Kong
      2. School of Nursing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
      3. The University of Hong Kong
  8. I

    1. India (3)
      1. International Centre for Genetic Engineering
      2. National Brain Research Centre Manesar
      3. National Centre for Biological Sciences
    2. Indonesia (1)
      1. Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Medicine
    3. Ireland (1)
      1. Teagasc - Agriculture & Food Development Authority, Ireland
    4. Israel (1)
      1. Weizmann Institute of Science
    5. Italy (11)
      1. Biblioteca IRCCS Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
      2. Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano
      3. Sardegna Ricerche
      4. Unità Sanitaria Locale of Reggio Emilia
      5. Università degli Studi dell’Insubria
      6. Università degli Studi di Cagliari
      7. Università degli Studi di Milano
      8. Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
      9. Università degli Studi di Torino
      10. Università degli studi di Brescia
      11. Università degli studi di Sassari
  9. J

    1. Japan (3)
      1. Nagoya University
      2. Toho University
      3. Tokyo Women's Medical University
  10. K

    1. Kenya (1)
      1. AMREF Kenya
  11. M

    1. Malaysia (2)
      1. Clinical Research Centre (CRC) Perak
      2. Clinical Research Centre Malaysia
    2. Mexico (1)
      1. Universidad Anáhuac
  12. N

    1. Netherlands (10)
      1. Erasmus MC
      2. Maastricht University
      3. NIVEL - The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
      4. Radboud University Nijmegen
      5. University of Amsterdam
      6. University of Groningen/UMCG
      7. University of Twente
      8. University of Utrecht
      9. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
      10. Wageningen University & Research - Library
    2. New Zealand (1)
      1. University of Auckland
    3. Norway (2)
      1. Norwegian Institute of Public Health
      2. University of Oslo
  13. P

    1. Poland (1)
      1. International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
    2. Portugal (1)
      1. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
  14. S

    1. Singapore (1)
      1. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
    2. South Africa (2)
      1. University of Cape Town
      2. University of South Africa
    3. South Korea (10)
      1. Catholic University of Korea
      2. International Vaccine Institute (IVI)
      3. Konkuk University Hospital
      4. Korea University
      5. KyungHee University Medical Center
      6. Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
      7. Seoul National University, College of Medicine
      8. Sookmyung Women's University
      9. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
      10. Yonsei University Health System
    4. Spain (12)
      1. Agencia Sanitaria de Costa del Sol
      2. Biblioteca CRAI Campus Catalunya de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili
      3. CSIC
      4. FIIBAP
      5. Fundación Vasca de Innovación e Investigación Sanitaria (BIOEF)
      6. IDIAP Jordi Gol
      7. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
      8. Tecnalia
      9. Universidad Publica de Navarra
      10. Universidad de Cadiz
      11. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
      12. Universitat Pompeu Fabra
    5. Switzerland (9)
      1. EPF Lausanne
      2. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - SS
      3. Kantonsspital Aarau
      4. Novartis Pharma AG
      5. Research and Knowledge Translation (RKT/KER/HIS)
      6. Universite de Geneve
      7. Universite de Lausanne
      8. University of Basel
      9. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
  15. T

    1. Taiwan (6)
      1. National Cheng Kung University
      2. National Health Research Institutes (NHRI)
      3. National Taiwan Normal University
      4. National Taiwan University
      5. National Tsing Hua University
      6. Taipei Medical University
    2. Thailand (3)
      1. Chiang Mai University, Faculty of Medicine
      2. Mahidol University
      3. Rangsit University
    3. Trinidad & Tobago (1)
      1. University of the West Indies
  16. U

    1. United Kingdom (22)
      1. Abertay University
      2. Brunel University London
      3. Group Research & Development Centre - British American Tobacco
      4. Lancaster University
      5. Leeds Beckett University
      6. Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University
      7. Queen's University Belfast
      8. Sheffield Hallam University
      9. The College of Podiatry (UK)
      10. The University of Manchester (account for UKRI-funded authors)
      11. University College London
      12. University of Aberdeen
      13. University of Bath
      14. University of Birmingham
      15. University of Bristol
      16. University of Exeter
      17. University of Glasgow Library
      18. University of Greenwich - Health and Social Care
      19. University of Nottingham
      20. University of Stirling
      21. University of Warwick
      22. Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
    2. United States (85)
      1. Atlanta University Center
      2. Bayer HealthCare LLC Animal Health
      3. Baylor University
      4. Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard
      5. Brown University
      6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Library)
      7. Clemson University
      8. Colorado State University
      9. Florida International University
      10. Fogarty International Center Center for Global Health Studies
      11. George Mason University
      12. Georgia Institute of Technology
      13. Houston Methodist
      14. ISBNPA
      15. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
      16. Indiana University at Bloomington
      17. Ionis Pharmaceuticals
      18. Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation
      19. J Craig Venter Institute
      20. Johns Hopkins University
      21. Kaiser Permanente
      22. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
      23. Louisiana State University
      24. Loyola University of Chicago
      25. MD Anderson Cancer Center
      26. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
      27. Meharry Medical College
      28. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
      29. Montana State University
      30. New England Biolabs
      31. New York College of Podiatric Medicine
      32. New York University
      33. Northeastern University
      34. Oakland University
      35. Oberlin Group of Libraries
      36. Ohio University
      37. PIH Health
      38. PSI Population Services International
      39. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
      40. Princeton University
      41. Purdue University
      42. Rand Corporation
      43. Rice University
      44. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institute
      45. SUNY Upstate Medical University
      46. Sage Bionetworks
      47. Samuel Merritt University
      48. Stanford University
      49. Stowers Institute for Medical Research
      50. Syracuse University
      51. Temple University
      52. Texas A&M University
      53. Texas Woman's University
      54. The Hershey Company
      55. Tufts University
      56. US Environmental Protection Agency
      57. University of Arizona
      58. University of Delaware
      59. University of Denver
      60. University of Florida
      61. University of Georgia
      62. University of Houston
      63. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      64. University of Iowa
      65. University of La Verne
      66. University of Massachusetts Medical School
      67. University of Massachusetts at Amherst
      68. University of Michigan
      69. University of Minnesota
      70. University of Missouri College of Education
      71. University of New Hampshire
      72. University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
      73. University of North Texas
      74. University of Notre Dame
      75. University of Oklahoma (OU Health Sciences Center | OU Norman | OU Tulsa)
      76. University of Oregon
      77. University of Tennessee Knoxville
      78. University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
      79. University of Washington
      80. Vanderbilt University
      81. Virginia Tech
      82. Washington State University
      83. Wayne State University
      84. West Virginia University
      85. Yale University
  17. V

    1. Venezuela (1)
      1. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas - IVIC