Supplementary table IDRankAcronymTypeCountryNameAppearance11EU/ECInternational OrganizationEUEuropean Union and European commission2522B&MGFPrivate FoundationUSABill & Melinda Gates Foundation2133WHOInternational OrganizationUNWorld Health Organization2044TDRInternational OrganizationUNSpecial Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases1955USAIDNational AgencyUSAUnited States Agency for International Development1666EDCTPInternational OrganizationEUEuropean and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1476NIHNational AgencyUSANational Institutes of Health1488GSK Pharmaceutical industryUKGlaxoSmithKlein109NRFSANational AgencySouth AfricaNational Research Foundation91010CDCNational AgencyUSACenter of Disease Control (CDC)811DFG National AgencyGermanyDeutsche Forschungsgeminschaft812WTPrivate FoundationUKWellcome Trust81313DFIDNational AgencyUKDepartment for international Development614FINDNPO SwitzerlandFoundation for Innovative New Diagnostics615SAPharmaceutical industryFranceSanofi Aventis616TWASNational AgencyItalyThe academy for developing world617WBInternational OrganizationUNWorld Bank61818GFInternational OrganizationUNGlobal Fund519IAEAInternational OrganizationUNInternational Atomic Energy Agency,520MRC-UKNational AgencyUKUK Medical Research Council,521PATHNPO USAPATH: a catalyst for global health52222DAADNational AgencyGermanyDeutsche Akademische Austausch Dienst423ISPNational AgencySwedenInternational Science Programme424MRC-SANational AgencySouth AfricaSouth African Medical Research Council,425NEPADInternational OrganizationAFAfrican Union, Biosciences for Eastern and central Africa426PFZPharmaceutical industryUSAPfizer427SDCNational AgencySwitzerlandSwiss Development Cooperation428TIANational AgencySouth AfricaTechnology Innovation Agency429UNEPInternational OrganizationUNUnited Nations Environmental Program430VFPrivate FoundationSwitzerlandVelux Foundation, 43131AMANETPrivate FoundationTanzaniaThe African Malaria Network Trust 332CBT Private FoundationSouth AfricaCape Biotech Trust333EuroPaidInternational OrganizationEUEuroPaid,334FFPrivate FoundationUSAFORD FOUNDATION,335IDRCNational AgencyCanadaCanadian International Development and Research Centre336IFS National AgencySwedenInternational Foundation of Science337MMVNPO SwitzerlandMedicine for Malaria Venture338NIAIDNational AgencyUSANational Institute of Allergy abd Infectious Diseases339NOVPharmaceutical industrySwitzerlandNovartis340RIIPInternational networkFranceInternational Pasteur Institutes Network341UBSOFPrivate FoundationSwitzerlandUBS Optimus foundation,342UNESCOInternational OrganizationUNUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization343USNSFNational AgencyUSAUS National Science Foundation,34444ADBInternational OrganizationAFAfrican development bank,245AECINational AgencySpainSpanish Agency for International Development and Cooperation,246AERASNPO USAAeras is a non-profit product development organization dedicated to the development of effective tuberculosis247ALCInternational networkSouth AfricaAfrican Laser Centre,248ARCNPO USAAmerican Red Cross249AZPharmaceutical industryUKAstra Zeneca250CASRNational AgencyCzechCzech Academiy of Scientific Research251CNHRNational AgencyKenyaConsortium for National Health Research252DSTSANational AgencySouth AfricaDepart of Science and Technology253EGPAIDSFPrivate FoundationUSAElizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation,254GTZNational AgencyGermanyGesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit,255HWUAcademicsUSAHoward University,256IANPHIInternational networkFinlandInternational Association of National Public Health Institutes257INDEPTHInternational networkGhanaINDEPTH-Network,258IUATLDInternational networkFranceInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease,259LSHTMAcademicsUKLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine260MEKPharmaceutical industryUSAMerck261MVINPO USAMalaria Vaccine Initiative262NCSTNational AgencyKenyaNational Council for Science & Technology263PEPARNational AgencyUSAPRESIDENT EMEGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF USA,264PRFNational AgencySouth AfricaPolio Research Foundation265RPSNational AgencyUKRoyal Pharmaceutical Society266SAMSNational AgencySwitzerlandSwiss Academy of Medical Sciences267SIDANational AgencySwedenSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency268SNSFNational AgencySwitzerlandSwiss National Science foundation,269STPHAcademicsSwitzerlandSwiss Tropical & Public Health Institute270TWTPrivate FoundationUSATaylor Will Trust.271UMAAcademicsCanadaUniversity of Manitoba, 272UNDPInternational OrganizationUNUnited Nation Development Program273UNICEFInternational OrganizationUNUnited Nations Children's Fund27474AAPrivate FoundationBurkina FasoAssociation Annigoni175AMC HospitalHollandAmsterdam Medical Centre176AMMD Pharmaceutical industryUSAAmerican Medical Systems177ANDRSNational AgencySenegalNational Agency for the Development of Research178ANRSNational AgencyFranceAgence National pour la Recherche Scientifique179ASRTNational AgencyEgyptAcademy of Scientific Research and Technology180AVACNPO USAGlobal Advocacy for HIV Prevention181AVFNational AgencySpainAfrica Viva Foundation182BBSRCNational AgencyUKBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 183BLFNational AgencyUKBritish Lung Foundation,184BMBVNational AgencyGermanyBundesministerium fur Bildung und vorschung,185BMPInternational OrganizationEUBioMalPar186BMS Pharmaceutical industryUSABristol-Myers Squibb187BNITMAcademicsGermanyBernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine188BPPharmaceutical industrySouth AfricaBatswadi Pharmaceuticals,189CADCNational AgencySpainCatalan Agency for Development Cooperation190CAI AcademicsAUSCenter for Advanced Imaging191CARISANational AgencySouth AfricaCancer Research Initiative in South Africa192CDG National AgencyGermanyCarl Duisburg-Gesellschaft193CEDIMNational AgencyFranceFrench Cultural Centre194CFNational AgencyUKCommonwealth Foundation,195CGEBCNational AgencyCubaCenter for Genetic Eng &Biotechnology,196CIDLIDInternational networkUKCombating Infectious Diseases of Livestock for International Development197CIHRNational AgencyCanadaCanadian Institute for Health Research198CMC IndustryAUSCMC Australia199CMH HospitalSouth AfricaCharlotte Maxeke Hospital,1100CRPrivate FoundationUKComic Releif,1101CRDFNational AgencyUSAUS Civilian Research & Development Foundation1102CSR AcademicsSwitzerlandCorporate Social Responsibility1103CUAcademicsUSACollumbia University1104CUDNational AgencyBelgiumCoopération Universitaire au Développement1105CWRUAcademicsUSACase Western Reserve University 1106CWT National AgencyTanzaniaConcern World Tanzania,1107DANational AgencyDenmarkAmbassade du Danemark, 1108DAHWNational AgencyGermanyDeutsche Lepra und Tuberkulose Hilfe1109DCNational AgencyBurkina FasoDelegation Camillienne1110DDCFPrivate FoundationUSADoris Duke Charitable Foundation1111DDIPrivate FoundationHollandDelft Diagnostic Imaging1112DFNational AgencySouth AfricaDiscovery Foundation1113DFAITNational AgencyCanadaDept of Foreign Affairs and International Trade1114DNDINPO SwitzerlandDrug for Neglected Diseases Initiative1115DRI Private FoundationUSADIABETES RESEARCH Institute1116DSDNational AgencySouth AfricaDiagnostic service delivery,1117EANETTInternational networkKenyaEastern Africa Network for Trypanosomiasis1118EDFInternational OrganizationEUEuropean Development Fund,1119ETFPrivate FoundationNigeriaEducational Trust Fund1120EUANTIMALInternational OrganizationEUEU ANTIMAL Consortium,1121FANRPANInternational networkSouth AfricaFood, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network1122FAOInternational OrganizationUNFood and Agriculture Organization1123FIPrivate FoundationUSAFetzer Institute, Kalamazoo1124FISNational AgencySpainFondo de Investigación Sanitaria1125FRBNYNational AgencyUSAFEDERAL RESEARCH BANK of NY1126GAIDSCNational AgencyGhanaGhana AIDS Commission,1127GAVINPO SwitzerlandGlobal Alliance,112874GHRDDNational AgencyGhanaGhana Health Research and Development Directorate1129GUAcademicsSwedenGöteborg University,1130HBHospitalFranceHopital Beaujon1131HmFPrivate FoundationGermanyHumboldt Foundation1132HFPrivate FoundationUSAHewlett Foundation,1133HGMCPrivate FoundationSouth AfricaHarmony Gold Mining Company Limited,1134HHMIPrivate FoundationUSAHoward Hughes Medical Institute,1135HIVRTPrivate FoundationUKHIV Research Trust1136HRBINational AgencyIrelandHealth Research Board of Ireland,1137HVTNInternational networkUSAHIV Vaccine Trial Network1138IANational AgencyIrelandIrish Aid,1139ICGEBNational AgencyItalyInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology1140ICSUNIDONational AgencyItalyInternational Centre for Science and High Technology1141ICTPAcademicsItalyThe Abdus Salam ICTP1142IDBInternational OrganizationBANIslamic Development Bank1143IDNTRAInternational networkHollandInfectious Diseases Network for Treatment and Research in Africa,1144IDSPrivate FoundationUKInternational Donkey Santuary,1145IFNational AgencyAUSInnovation Fund,1146IHVNAcademicsNigeriaInstitute for Human Virology1147ILRIAcademicsKenyaInternational Livestock Research Institute1148IMFPrivate FoundationKenyaIntegrative Medicine Foundation,1149IMHOTEPInternational networkEgyptEgypt-France Scientific and Technological Cooperation Program1150IMPROVEDPharmaceutical industryUSAIMPROVED Pharma LLC,1151INInternational networkEAUINTERNATIONAL NETWORK,1152INUAcademicsUSAINDIANA UNIVERSITY,1153IPAcademicsFranceInstitut Pasteur (Lyon)1154IPMNPO USAInternational Partnership for Microbicide,1155ISCNational AgencySpainInstituto de Salud Carlos III1156ISSNational AgencyItalyInstituto Superiore di Sanita1157JHUAcademicsUSAJOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY1158JPPharmaceutical industryGermanyJomaa Pharma,1159KNCVNational AgencyHollandKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation1160LabaidPrivate FoundationUKLabAid Trust1161LCBPrivate FoundationGermanyLutheran Church, Bavaria1162LCFNational AgencySpainla Caixa Foundation1163LEUAcademicsBelgiumLeuven University1164LGCIGPrivate FoundationCanadaLeatherdale Global Citizen Internship1165MAD Pharmaceutical industryGermanyMADAUS GmbH,1166McAFPrivate FoundationUSAMcARTHUR FOUNDATION,1167MFPrivate FoundationUSAMicrosoft Foundation,1168MFOMNational AgencyFranceMinistère Français de L’outre-Mer-France,1169MHPrivate FoundationUKMarlborough House1170MIPrivate FoundationUSAMarco international,117174MOHPNational AgencyEgyptMinistry of Health and Population1172MSPharmaceutical industrySwitzerlandMerck Serono1173MSFNPO SwitzerlandMedecin Sans Frontière1174MSHNPO USAManagement Sciences for Health1175MUAcademicsUSAMaryland university,1176NACCAPInternational networkHollandNetherlands-African partnership for capacity development & clinical interventions against poverty-related diseases1177NATOInternational OrganizationUNNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization1178NCInternational OrganizationEUNanotryp consortium1179NCMDHospitalHollandNijmegen Center for Mitochondrial Disorders1180NCUAcademicsUKNewcastle University1181NFSDPrivate FoundationSwitzerlandNovartis Foundation for Sustainable Development,1182NHLSNational AgencySouth AfricaNHLS Research Trust,1183NOUAcademicsUSANortheastern Ohio Universities,1184NPPharmaceutical industryNigeriaNiemeth Pharmaceuticals;1185NPRNECAInternational networkKenyaNATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH NETWORK FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA1186NRFGNational AgencyGhanaNational Research Foundation1187NUFUNational AgencyNorwayNorwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education1188NWUAcademicsUSANorthwest University1189OKBPharmaceutical industryItalyOkairos Biotech,1190OMEDInternational networkGermanyWorld Organization of Digestive Endoscopy1191OMGEInternational networkUSAOrganization Mondiale de Gastroentérologie1192OPPharmaceutical industryNigeriaOcculus Pharmacare,1193ORI Pharmaceutical industryJapanOsato Research International,1194P&GPharmaceutical industryUSAProcter & Gamble1195PADIPNPO USAPneumoADIP1196PFPrivate FoundationUSAPACKARD FOUNDATION,1197PHAPharmaceutical industrySouth AfricaPharmaco1198PHACNational AgencyCanadaPublic Health Agency Canada1199PHEA-ETIInternational networkKenyaPartnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA) Educational Technology Initiative (ETI)1200PHFNational AgencyUSAPublic Health Foundation,1201PINPO USAPathfinder International,1202PMI NPO USAPresident Malaria Initiative1203PRU AcademicsSouth AfricaPretoria University1204PSFNational AgencySouth AfricaPatent Support Fund,1205PSINational AgencySwitzerlandPaul Scherrer Institute1206PUUAcademicsUSAPurdue University,1207RCN National AgencyNorwayRC of Norway,1208RDISNational AgencyIrelandIrish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences1209RFFPrivate FoundationUSARocker Feller Foundation1210RIKPharmaceutical industryJapanRIKEN Institute1211RMFFPrivate FoundationUSARalph and Marion Falk Foundation,121274RPPharmaceutical industrySwitzerlandRoche Pharmaceuticals1213RPDPNational AgencySouth AfricaResearcher and Professionals Development Programme1214RTI National AgencyHollandRoyal Tropical institute1215SAAIDSVINational AgencySouth AfricaSouth African AIDS Vaccine Initiative,1216SACANational AgencySouth AfricaSouth African Cancer Association,1217SAIFNational AgencySouth AfricaSouth African Innovation Fund1218SAMINational AgencySouth AfricaSouth African Malaria Initiative1219SANBioInternational networkSouth AfricaSouthern African Network for Biosciences,1220SAPRFNational AgencySouth AfricaSouth African Poliomyelitis Research Foundation,1221SAUAcademicsSwedenSahlgrenska University1222SCUSPrivate FoundationUSASave the Children US,1223SEYAPrivate FoundationNZSEYA Investments Ltd,1224SFHInternational networkNigeriaSOCIETY FOR FAMILY HEALTH1225SGNational AgencySlovakiaSlovak Government1226SHBPharmaceutical industrySouth AfricaShimoda Biotech,1227SSIIndustrySouth AfricaSSI-DHV1228SSP AcademicsUgandaSewankambo Scholarship Project1229STPharmaceutical industryUSASigma-Tau1230SWBNPO USAScientists without Borders,1231TAPrivate FoundationSenegalTrust Africa1232TBTPharmaceutical industryHollandTibotec1233THINPO USAThe Hib Initiative,1234THRIPNational AgencySouth AfricaTechnology and Human Resources for Industry Programme1235TPAFNPO HollandThe Pharm Access Foundation,1236UAEAAcademicsRSA Abd-El Aziz University -Saudi Arabia/ American University,1237UBA AcademicsSpainUniversity of Barcelona1238UBOAcademicsGermanyUniversity of Bonn,1239UCAcademicsUSAUniversity of Cincinnati1240UCHAcademicsUSAUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO,1241UCL AcademicsUKUniversity College London (UCL),1242UCSDAcademicsUSAUniversity of California San Diego,1243UCSFAcademicsUSAUniversity of California San Francisco1244UFHAcademicsGhanaUniversity of Fort Hare,1245UFOAcademicsUSAUNIVERSITY OF FORTHARE1246ULYAcademicsFranceLyon university -France1247UMIAcademicsUSAUniversity of Michigan1248UMIAcademicsUSAUniversity of Minnesota1249UMMAcademicsFranceUniversité de la Méditerranée1250UNFPAInternational OrganizationUNUnited Nations Population Fund1251UNITAIDInternational OrganizationUNUNITAID1252UPIAcademicsUSAUniversity of Pittsburg,1253USCRDFNational AgencyUSAUSCRDF Civilian Research and Development Foundation,1254USEJRInternational networkEgyptUS-Egypt Joint Research,1255UWAAcademicsUSAUniversity of Washington1256UWIAcademicsCanadaUniversity of Winnipeg1257VACPharmaceutical industryEgyptVacsera125874VALHPPrivate FoundationSouth AfricaValue Added Life Health Products,1259VSHDNPO USAVenture Strategies Health Development1260VTIndustryIsraelProtea Vaccine Technologies1261VWFPrivate FoundationGermanyVolkswagen Foundation1262WFInternational OrganizationUNWorld Federation1263WGCInternational OrganizationUNWorld Gold Council,1264WHUAcademicsGermanyWitten University /Herdeke1265WLFInternational networkUSAWorld Lung Foundation1266WRAIRNational AgencyUSAWalter Reed Army Institute of Research1