The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation advances health equity for underserved populations around the world. 

Innovating for change

At the BMS Foundation, we envision a world where everyone has access to quality healthcare, regardless of who they are or where they live. Together with our partners, we strive to bridge the divides that prevent people from achieving optimal health. 


Our mission

Our mission is to advance health equity for underserved communities. For nearly a quarter of a century, we’ve ventured to help those burdened by serious diseases, from the African continent to China and across the Americas.


A legacy of impact

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation is continuing our decades long legacy of creating impact with our grantees to effect sustainable change. Together, we’re working to to achieve equitable healthcare for all.

How we partner for change

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation brings together partners from the government, nonprofit, academic and private sectors to test innovations in health equity. We support programs that demonstrate the effectiveness of health system strengthening and community engagement to ensure that all patients can obtain high-quality healthcare regardless of who they are or where they live. 

We engage global experts to provide guidance and technical assistance to grantees in our therapeutic areas of focus as well as in community engagement and education, infrastructure and capacity building, healthcare provider training and much more.

Cancer

Although more people today are surviving cancer, the same is not true for everyone. We are working with grantees in areas where social stigmas, inadequate education and lack of services contribute to increased mortality rates from cancers. 

Immunology

We seek to improve delivery and utilization of specialty care for immunological disorders to underserved and under-resourced populations in the U.S.

Cardiology

We support programs that provide access to cardiology specialty medical care, social support and services for underserved and under-resourced populations in the U.S. to mitigate complications from cardiovascular disease. 

Diversity in clinical trials

We aim to increase diversity of patients enrolled in clinical trials, expand the pipeline of diverse clinical trialists and ultimately enhance the development of therapeutics for all populations. 

Global impact

United States
  • Lung cancer 
  • Atrial fibrillation 
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Rheumatoid arthritis 
  • Multiple sclerosis 
  • Diversity in clinical trials

 

Brazil
  • Lung cancer  
  • Melanoma 

 

Africa
  • Lung cancer 
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Cervical cancer
  • Childhood cancers and blood disorders 
China
  • Lung cancer
  • Gastric cancer
  • Liver cancer