Convergent Research
Convergent Research is an incubator for philanthropic ventures founded in 2021 and funded by Eric Schmidt, Wendy Schmidt and Ken Griffin as part of the Schmidt Futures Network. Convergent Research is designed to identify high-impact scientific or technological R&D fields, then launch companies to address these fields with a structure they call Focused Research Organizations (FROs). As of 2023, there are 7 FROs.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Convergent Research is an incubator for philanthropic ventures founded in 2021 and funded by Eric Schmidt, Wendy Schmidt and Ken Griffin[1][2] as part of the Schmidt Sciences Network.[3] Convergent Research is designed to identify high-impact scientific or technological R&D fields, then launch companies to address these fields with a structure they call Focused Research Organizations (FROs).[4] As of 2023, there are 7 FROs.[5] Focused Research Organizations (FROs) [edit] A Focused Research Organization, or FRO, is a type of non-profit organization…
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