Science Matters to New Hampshire
Research Universities
Learn about the work being done at some
of the major research universities in New
Hampshire:
Dartmouth College
University of New Hampshire
Follow the latest on research in New
Hampshire:
@UNHResearch
Federally Funded Research in New
Hampshire
Federal funding for scientific research
reaches every state in the nation. See the
impact of funding to organizations in New
Hampshire from three of the major
government research agencies:
National Institutes of Health:
In FY2016, organizations in New Hampshire
received 211 awards from NIH, across all of
its institutes, totaling $98,857,889.
National Science Foundation:
In FY2016, organizations in New Hampshire
received 124 awards from NSF, across all of
its programs, totaling $42,532,000.
Department of Energy Office of Science:
In 2015, educational organizations in New
Hampshire received research awards from
the DOE office of Science worth $2,074,000.
Companies Created from Research in New
Hampshire
Glycofi, founded in 2000 by Dartmouth
Professors Tillman Gerngross and Charles
Hutchinson, engineers strains of yeast to
perform controlled glycosylation. The
company was acquired by Merck in 2006
and continues to operate in Lebanon, NH
with more than 60 employees.
ImmuNext, founded in 2010, is dedicated to
developing novel therapeutics that
modulate the immune system to treat
cancer and autoimmune diseases. Using
founder, and Dartmouth medical professor,
Dr. Randolph Noelle’s research the
company aims to produce new molecules to
achieve disease remission.
Learn about more companies created from
federally funded research here.