Since 1996, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the founding members of the Partners HealthCare, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, have collaborated on clinical research and fellowship training through Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care.

Harvard Clinical Research Institute is a joint venture of Harvard Medical School and the CareGroup and Partners organizations, working with industry sponsors to advance patient care through world-class clinical research.

Formed to find new ways of preventing and curing human disease through harnessing the power of the immune system, the Ragon Institute brings scientists and clinicians together with engineers using the latest technologies to better understand how the body fights infections.