Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has received a $20 million donation from Sarah and John Lechleiter and Deborah and Randall Tobias to create the Tobias-Lechleiter Institute for Clinical Innovation.
IU Health will match the donation, bringing the investment in the institute to $40 million, according to a May 20 news release shared with Becker’s.
“Thanks to this commitment, our patients will get early access to life-saving treatments and The Institute for Clinical Innovation will become a destination for leading-edge healthcare,” Dennis Murphy, president and CEO of IU Health, said in the release.
The institute plans to recruit 75,000 residents yearly in advanced medical studies; enroll 300,000 patients in the Indiana Biobank initiative over five years to aid research into genomic risk factors pertaining to Indiana’s population; attract and retain top fellows, students and faculty; enhance research resources; and increase the impact and pace of statewide medical research.
