CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS)
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) officially launched of the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS) in 2016 with supports by the Finance Ministry and the National Health and Family Planning Commission. Prepared and refined over four years, this program aims to further enhance CAMS’s capacity for innovation development and enable it to engage in sustainable research.
The objectives of CIFMS include serving the strategic population and health needs of China, piloting cutting edge development of China’s medical sciences and technology, developing innovative mechanisms for the organisation of medical research, coordinating the deployment of science and technology resources, and building a tiered medical research network with an international outlook based on current research needs.

CIFMS funding will cover research in areas of major national concern including childhood health and disease, geriatrics, biosafety, blood safety, and radiological safety. Support will also be provided for essential supporting platforms such as drug resource libraries, biobanks, biomedical databases, and experimental animal models.