The Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) is a unique organization, supporting international laboration to undertake innovative, risky, basic research at the frontier of the life sciences. It is supported financially by 16 countries and the European Commission. Since 1990, over 8500 researchers from more than 70 countries have been funded. Of these, 29 HFSP awardees have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize.

The Organization has seen much progress over recent years and is on the verge of implementing its new Strategic Plan. The Secretariat, which implements the Program, is reorganizing the work in the Awards Division to better position itself to ensure the successful implementation of the strategy.