The National Institutes of Health, which has been in the spotlight for its connections to the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology, is the single largest funder for biomedical research globally, with a budget exceeding $40 billion in 2020.

The agency encompasses 27 separate institutes, such as the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, which conduct thousands of research projects across the United States.