Scripps Research
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Location
Headquarters: La Jolla, California, United States, North America
Region: California
Country: US
Continent: North America
About
Scripps Research is a nonprofit biomedical and life sciences institute renowned for scientific excellence in chemistry and biology, with programs spanning fundamental and translational research to accelerate medicine. Based in La Jolla, California, the institute emphasizes drug discovery, translational medicine, and personalized/digital health innovations through its Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines and the Scripps Research Translational Institute. It also trains the next generation of scientists through the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences and reinvests licensing revenues into ongoing research. The organization collaborates worldwide to address major health challenges, from pandemics to aging populations.
Scripps Research is a nonprofit biomedical research institute based in La Jolla, California, that conducts fundamental and translational research in chemistry and biology. It focuses on drug discovery, personalized health, and pandemic preparedness through its Calibr-Skaggs Institute and Scripps Research Translational Institute. The organization also provides graduate education and training for sc
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Primary Industry: Business Services
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Products
Universal Antivenom: An antibody developed to neutralize toxins from a wide variety of snakes, potentially effective against all snake venoms.
Copper-catalyzed Organic Synthesis Reactions: A set of reactions for building and modifying pharmaceuticals using a simple copper-based catalyst.
Method for Producing Saturated Heterocycles: A method for creating ring-shaped chemical structures critical for drug development from simple amine compounds.
Polyphosphate Inhibition for Treating Chronic Infections: A discovery on how inhibiting long phosphate molecules in bacteria can help treat chronic infections resistant to typical antibiotics.
Lung-targeted Stem Cell Growth Stimulator: A small molecule designed to stimulate the growth of lung stem cells for treating severe pulmonary diseases.
Cost-effective Production of Quaternary Carbon Molecules: A method using an iron catalyst to produce quaternary carbons, simplifying the production of small molecule drugs.
Funding rounds
Grant · $3.2M · (2025-10-08) · Lead: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Grant · $1M · (2025-05-28) · Lead: The Conrad Prebys Foundation
Grant · $67M · (2022-05-18) · Lead: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
