Research funders’ roles and perceived responsibilities in relation to the implementation of clinical research results: a multiple case study of Swedish research funders

Brantnell, Anders; Baraldi, Enrico; van Achterberg, Theo; Winblad, Ulrika

doi:10.1186/s13012-015-0290-5

Implementation Science

Table 1 Characteristics of the selected research funders

From: Research funders’ roles and perceived responsibilities in relation to the implementation of clinical research results: a multiple case study of Swedish research funders

Funders	Function and mission	Type of research funded	Resources^a	Geographical scope and type
1. The Education Council	Prepares decisions for funding by government	All main types of research (medical, social science, technology, natural sciences)	370 million Euros	National and public
1. The Education Council	Debates issues regarding allocation of public research funds		370 million Euros	National and public
2. The Research Council for Medicine and Health	Funds basic and applied research	Medical (including clinical) odontological, pharmacological, care science^b	32 million Euros	National and public
2. The Research Council for Medicine and Health	Specific focus on medicine and health		32 million Euros	National and public
3. Sweden’s Innovation Agency (Vinnova)	Funds applied research	Clinical, biomedical, health services, pharmacological	30 million Euros	National and public
3. Sweden’s Innovation Agency (Vinnova)	Health is one of the focus areas	Clinical, biomedical, health services, pharmacological	30 million Euros	National and public
4. The Vårdal Foundation	Funds applied research	Care science	4 million Euros	National and private
4. The Vårdal Foundation	Specific focus on health	Care science	4 million Euros	National and private
5. The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation	Funds basic and applied research	Clinical, epidemiological, biological, care science, psychosocial	14 million Euros	National and private
5. The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation	Specific focus on abolishment of childhood cancer		14 million Euros	National and private
6. The Swedish Cancer Society	Funds basic and applied research	Clinical, epidemiological, pre-clinical, translational, care science	40 million Euros	National and private
6. The Swedish Cancer Society	Specific focus on abolishment of cancer		40 million Euros	National and private
7. The County Council of Uppsala	Funds applied research	Clinical	18 million Euros	Local and public
7. The County Council of Uppsala	Specific focus on clinical research	Clinical	18 million Euros	Local and public
8. The County Council of Västerbotten	Funds applied research	Clinical	15 million Euros	Local and public
8. The County Council of Västerbotten	Specific focus on clinical research	Clinical	15 million Euros	Local and public
9. The County Council of Stockholm	Funds applied research	Clinical	41 million Euros	Local and public
9. The County Council of Stockholm	Specific focus on clinical research	Clinical	41 million Euros	Local and public
10. Region Skåne^c	Funds applied research	Clinical	29 million Euros	Local and public
10. Region Skåne^c	Specific focus on clinical research	Clinical	29 million Euros	Local and public

^aThe figures for the Education Council indicate how much resources they indirectly decide over, and the figures for other funders indicate how much they directly allocate to clinical research on an annual basis. Funds from funders 2–3 and 7–10 are included in the resources that the Education Council decides over. The figures are based on elaboration of statistics between 2008 and 2012
^bCare science is mostly a Swedish definition and includes different disciplines such as nursing science, occupational therapy, psychosocial research, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation
^cRegion Skåne is officially a region but has in general the same functions and tasks as a County Council

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