Basic Research Institutions Delivering Graduate Education
The BRIDGE Network is an informal platform of scientific institutions on three continents that share two common missions: conducting world-class research and training PhD students.
Members of the BRIDGE Network are among the world’s most successful scientific institutions in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). They are distinct from both universities with undergraduate students and pure research institutes. They are attractive to world-leading researchers because they combine the best of two worlds for creative minds: the freedom and resources to focus on curiosity-driven research and a constant influx of brilliant young scientists.
The BRIDGE Network strengthens mutual exchange and co-operation between its members and advocates for the conditions required for excellent science to blossom for the benefit of society.
The BRIDGE Network was inaugurated in June 2019 in Vienna. Its mission and principles are detailed in the BRIDGE charter.
Members of the BRIDGE Network
The Francis Crick Institute
The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the biology underlying health and disease.
Institute of Science and Technology Austria
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a young, PhD-granting research institution dedicated to cutting-edge research in the physical, mathematical, computer, and life sciences.
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is a pioneering graduate university that conducts groundbreaking inter-disciplinary research, educates a new generation of scientific leaders, and fosters innovation in Okinawa.
The Rockefeller University
The Rockefeller University draws top scientists and graduate students from around the world to conduct science for the benefit of humanity.
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weizmann Institute of Science, in Israel, is one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary institutions.