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Many multinational companies have jumped into the foray to help push forward microbiome research. These foundations are listed below:

 Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has supported 34 institutes/initiatives on the microbiome research, from 2008 to the current day.¹

 The Biocodex Microbiota Foundation provides an annual grant of €200,000 for research on the structure of microbiota and the impact of microbiota dysbiosis [295].

 The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation has raised over $250 million toward the global IBD research [296].

 The W. GARFIELD WESTON foundation has set up the Weston Family Microbiome Initiative providing research grants of up to $200,000 on microbiome translational research to improve the health of Canadians [297].

 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) supports projects on gut microbiome–linked Alzheimer's disease, the impact of day care on a child's microbiome, and the risk of infection with drug‐resistant pathogens [298].