The Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation (CSSFF) has donated $26 million to Seattle’s Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI), a nonprofit that emerged from the Infectious Disease Research Institute after a recent court-overseen restructure. Michelle Chan and Patrick Soon-Shiong aim to “erode and eliminate disparities in health care” through their foundation, according to the website of the Giving Pledge, a group of individuals who have pledged to give away the majority of their wealth. Soon-Shiong is also founder, chief scientific officer and chief medical officer of ImmunityBio, which has a licensing agreement with AAHI and is sponsoring early clinical trials of the institute’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which will soon start in South Africa. He is also chair of AAHI’s board of directors.
from GeekWire https://www.geekwire.com/2022/seattle-nonprofit-developing-covid-19-vaccine-lands-26m-donation/