<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (August 2017) </Td> </Tr> <P> Research funding in many countries derives from research bodies and private organizations which distribute money for equipment and salaries . In the United Kingdom, funding bodies such as the Medical Research Council derive their assets from UK tax payers, and distribute this to institutions in a competitive manner . The Wellcome Trust is the UK's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research and provides over £ 600 million per year in grants to scientists and funds for research centres . </P> <P> In the United States, the most recent data from 2003 suggest that about 94 billion dollars were provided for biomedical research in the United States . The National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies collectively contribute 26.4 billion dollars and 27.0 billion dollars, respectively, which constitute 28% and 29% of the total, respectively . Other significant contributors include biotechnology companies (17.9 billion dollars, 19% of total), medical device companies (9.2 billion dollars, 10% of total), other federal sources, and state and local governments . Foundations and charities, led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, contributed about 3% of the funding . </P> <P> In Australia, in 2000 / 01 (the most recent data available), about $1.7 B was spent on biomedical research, with just under half ($800 M, 47%) sourced from the Commonwealth government (all sources). About $540 M came from business investments / funding and a further $220 M from private or not - for - profit organisations (totalling 44%). The balance was from state and local governments . Since then there has been a significant in government funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), whose expenditure on research was nearly A $700 million in 2008--09 . </P>

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