Topic: Natural Sciences

A new program in the natural sciences increased funding and attention to the life sciences, and coined a new term along the way.

Incorporated in 1923 with funding from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the IEB built a major scientific network in Europe and the US in only five years.

Funding on levels large and small helped this new area of scientific research grow and evolve.

One foundation’s program in Mexico created the blueprint for ending hunger worldwide.