Heads of International Research Organizations

Heads of International Research Organizations (HIROs) is an organization composed of directors of International Research Organizations focussed on Health, Care and Wellbeing.^[1] It was established by Harold Varmus in 1998. Representatives from United States, Canada, The Netherlands, China, EU, India, South Africa, and South Korea.^{[clarification needed]} The members include director of NIH, Wellcome Trust, Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI).^{[citation needed]}

In February 2013, HIROs oversaw the creation of the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R) to act as a coordinating instrument for global research funders in the realm of pandemic response.^[2][3]