The Funding & Innovation Office (FIO) leads the efforts to secure funding for strategic institutional projects, supports the GIMM faculty in securing funds for research & innovation projects and initiatives, supports researchers in bringing inventions and research results to the market and entrepreneurs in developing business ideas into viable start-up companies, to ultimately maximize impact for society and improve global health, and advises the Board in high-impact research & innovation strategies to increase the relevance of the GIMM activity to key external stakeholders.