What Does a Research Institute Do?
Research institutes are specially organized entities that focus on conducting investigative and informational research on a specific topic. A research institute may be privately funded or endowed by a business or group of businesses, non-profit organizations, grassroots citizens associations or institutions of higher learning. In all its incarnations, the purpose of the research institute is to increase the bank of knowledge available about the specific subject as well as broaden the possibilities of how to utilize that knowledge to best advantage. It is not unusual for a research institute to focus on some aspect of modern health care. The research effort may involve medical research that is centered on a specific disease or related group of diseases. The medical research may involve clinical trials on newly developed medications in order to identify the primary benefits as well as possible side effects at different dosage ranges. A medically based research institute may also promote
