The Wistar Institute

About The Wistar Institute

The Wistar Institute is a global leader in biomedical research, focusing on breakthrough early-stage discoveries to improve human health. It specializes in cancer, immunology, infectious disease, and vaccine development, with a commitment to collaboration and innovation.

Products & Services

Cancer Research:Conducted through the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, recognized by the NCI with a Cancer Center Support Grant Merit Extension in 2022.

Vaccine & Immunotherapy:Focused through the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center on improving public health globally using expertise in immunology, virology, and immuno-oncology.

Education & Training:Offered via the Hubert J.P. Schoemaker Education and Training Center, encompassing programs for high school, undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and workforce development.

Shared Research Resources:Facilities including animal, bioinformatics, flow cytometry, genomics, imaging, and proteomics to support biomedical research.

Specialties

Cancer Research Immunology Infectious Disease Research Vaccine Development Vaccine & Immunotherapy Education & Training

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Grant T: - FT: Grant	A: 16300000 MR: - FA: $16.3 million FAN: 16300000	D: 2025-12-16 FD: 2025-12-16	1 investors
2	RT: Grant T: - FT: Grant	A: 600000 MR: - FA: $600,000 FAN: 600000	D: 2025-11-24 FD: 2025-11-24	1 investors
3	RT: Grant T: - FT: Grant	A: 17000000 MR: - FA: $17 million FAN: 17000000	D: 2025-08-19 FD: 2025-08-19	1 investors
4	RT: Grant T: - FT: Grant	A: 649971 MR: - FA: $649,971 FAN: 649971	D: 2024-05-14 FD: 2024-05-14	1 investors
5	RT: Grant T: - FT: Grant	A: 12000000 MR: - FA: More than $12 million FAN: 12000000	D: 2023-07-26 FD: 2023-07-26	1 investors

Grant Latest

2025-12-16

$16.3M

1 investor (Pro only)

Grant 2025-11-24

$600K

Grant 2025-08-19

$17.0M

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Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

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Dario C. Altieri

President, Chief Executive Officer, Director, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, Robert and Penny Fox Distinguished Professor

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Jessica Blodgett

Vice President, Research and Administrative Services

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Michael Criscuolo

Vice President, Development

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Jeff Fahnoe

Chief Information Officer

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Jo-Ann Mendel

Vice President, Human Resources

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Luis J. Montaner

Executive Vice President, Director, HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center, Herbert Kean, M.D., Family Professor

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