Organizations

Selected public and private sector organizations having an impact on open source and health IT technologies and solutions.

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Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. Read More »

FOSS For Health

The Free and Open Source Software for Health [FOSS4Health] organization aims to build a FOSS for eHealth Online Community and associated web portal --- a venue for networking and exchanging ideas and experience on FOSS use, best practices and business models for sustainability aside from providing online support to FOSS adopters and making available FOSS resources.

Free Software & Open Source Foundation For Africa (FOSSFA)

Free Software & Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) – their vision is to actively promote the use of Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) and the FOSS business and software development model in Africa.

Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit organization with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all free software users.  It is dedicated to promoting the development and use of free software and documentation — particularly the GNU operating system.  It campaigns against threats to computer user freedom and restrictive software pat Read More »

Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)

As a non-profit, non-governmental organisation, Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) works to create general understanding and support for Free Software and Open Standards in politics, business, law and society at large. FSFE works with the European Commission and European Parliament to create a positive environment for Free Software and Open Standards in Europe.

Free Software Foundation Latin America (FSFLA)

Free Software Foundation Latin America (FSFLA) is composed of Latin American members of the international network of Free Software Foundations (FSF). Read More »

Free Software Movement of India

Free Software Movement of India (FSMI) is a national coalition of various regional and sectoral free software movements operating in different parts of India. Read More »

Funambol

Funambol is the leading provider of mobile cloud sync. Its mobile open source platform can be used for many types of mobile applications, including push email, PIM data synchronization and device management. It provides C++ and Java client APIs and server side Java APIs. It facilitates the development, deployment and management of a wide range of mobile projects. Read More »

Games For Health

Games for Health is the leading professional community in the field of health games, bringing together the best minds in game development and health care to advance game technologies that improve health and the delivery of health care. Our mission is to foster awareness of, education about, and development of games that make a positive impact on the health of communities and health care. Read More »

General Dynamics

General Dynamics offers a range of sustainable, cost-effective Electronic Health Record (EHR) and related Health IT solutions for Federal- and State-run healthcare facilities. Read More »

Genetic Alliance

Genetic Alliance is the world’s leading nonprofit health advocacy organization committed to transforming health through genetics and promoting an environment of openness centered on the health of individuals, families, and communities. Read More »

GitHub

GitHub Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California. GitHub is a web-based hosting service for software development projects that use the Git revision control system. The site provides social networking functionality such as feeds, followers and the network graph to display how developers work on their versions of a repository. Read More »

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Created in 2002 at a Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Children, GAIN supports public-private partnerships to increase access to the missing nutrients in diets necessary for people, communities and economies to be stronger and healthier. Read More »

Global Biodefense

Global Biodefense publishes the latest news and insights pertaining to biological defense. We aim to bring together all disciplines invested in responsibly advancing science, technology, preparedness and response capabilities for biological threat agents and emerging infectious diseases.

Global Biological Standards Institute (GBSI)

Founded in 2012, the Global Biological Standards Institute (GBSI) is dedicated to the advancement of life science standards to create better global health outcomes.  GBSI seeks to expand the use of biological standards to increase the level of credible, replicable, and translatable results in life science research.

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