Ateneo Center for Research and Innovation

Name

Ateneo Center for Research and Innovation

Legal name

ASMPH Center for Research and Innovation

Website

https://acri.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

eCOA/ePRO/eDiary & Patient-Facing Data Collection (HLACAOAB), Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Platforms (HLACAOAA)

Keywords

• Health systems research
• Public health policy
• Clinical research services
• Medical device innovation
• Mental health research

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasig

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Project Funding: ACRI receives grant funding from national and international institutions to conduct research projects. Funders include the World Health Organization, Department of Health, Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes, Metro Manila Health Research and Development Consortium, British Council, Commission on Higher Education, AC Health, Ateneo de Manila University Research Council, Newton Fund, Australian Government (through Partnerships for a Healthy Region), Department of Science and Technology, and others.
2. Technical Assistance and Consultancy Services: ACRI provides technical assistance to government agencies and partners, including facilitation, research expertise, and policy support — for example, supporting the review and development of the Philippine National Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance.
3. Training and Capacity Building Programs: ACRI conducts workshops, training sessions (e.g., mhGAP training, Nutrition Focused Physical Examination Training, GEDSI workshops), and continuing professional development programs for health workers and community members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ACRI is the research unit of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health that conducts multidisciplinary health research across nine portfolios — Mental Health, Environmental Health, Medical Education, Medical Device, Neuro-developmental Disorders, Digital Health, Health Systems, Special Topics, and Innovation. It executes commissioned and grant-funded research, develops and validates clinical tools and medical devices, provides technical assistance and policy support to Philippine government agencies, and runs training and capacity-building programs for frontline health workers, translating findings through a 'bench-bedside-barangay' framework into policy and practice.

Product overview

ACRI is the research unit of Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, operating as a university research center rather than a product company. Its work consists of research programs, initiatives, and projects spanning Mental Health (including mhPAD Map and Ka-ginhawa), Environmental Health (Breathe Metro Manila, arsenic studies), Health Systems (physician distribution studies, UHC research), Neuro-developmental Disorders (autism research, Phase II), and Medical Device innovation (phototherapy systems, HeartNovation Hub). The portfolio includes policy initiatives like the PNAP for AMR and innovation centers like the HeartNovation Hub. These are research programs and initiatives, not commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health in the Philippines: Perception, Access, and Delivery (mhPAD) Map

Quantifiable outcome

• Co-developed the Philippine National Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance 2024-2028 through a multi-sector One Health approach involving human health, animal health, agriculture, environment, education, and economy.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• University of California San Francisco (UCSF)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2025UCSF partnered with ACRI on a 2.5-year study examining the impact of extreme weather events on HIV care outcomes in the Philippines, as part of ACRI's Environmental Health and Global Health Security Flagship Program.
• IQVIA Solutions PhilippinesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 August 2025IQVIA partnered with ACRI to convene a landmark roundtable on vaccines and antimicrobial resistance, bringing together experts from medicine, public health, government, academia, and industry to advance vaccines as a critical tool to mitigate AMR in the Philippines.
• UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2025FAO engaged ACRI to support the review of the 2019-2023 Philippine National Action Plan to Combat AMR and co-develop the 2024-2028 plan, integrating a One Health approach across human health, animal health, agriculture, environment, and economy sectors.
• Balik Kalipay Center for Psychosocial Response (BKC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2024BKC serves as co-implementing partner in the Ka-ginhawa project alongside ACRI. BKC brings expertise in psychosocial response and community-based mental health services, contributing to the design and delivery of inclusive mental health interventions in pilot communities in Albay and Surigao del Norte.
• CBM Global Disability Inclusion (CBMG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2024CBM Global Disability Inclusion supports the Rise and Thrive program (also known as Ka-ginhawa) through Partnerships for a Healthy Region, an initiative funded by the Australian Government. CBMG provides program coordination, GEDSI expertise, and disability inclusion guidance to ACRI's community mental health initiatives.
• International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICARS, in partnership with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), provided project grant support for ACRI's roundtable on vaccines and AMR. ICARS also hosted a three-day Action Group of Experts meeting with ACRI to define research priorities at the intersection of climate change and AMR in LMICs.
• International Vaccine Institute (IVI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIVI co-supported the ACRI-led roundtable on vaccines and AMR, contributing to efforts to position vaccines as a frontline weapon against antimicrobial resistance in the Philippine context.
• World Health Organization (WHO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO collaborated with ACRI through the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) framework, supporting the development of clinical and administrative supervision protocols for mental health integration into primary care in the Philippines. WHO also supported the National Environmental Health Action Plan 2030 formulation.
• Department of Health (DOH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOH is a key government partner for ACRI's health systems and policy research, including collaboration on the Philippine National Action Plan on AMR, health workforce studies, and the development of the mhGAP supervision protocol for the Philippines.
• City University of New York (CUNY)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUNY collaborates with ACRI and UCSF on research investigating how climate emergencies affect people living with HIV in the Philippines, contributing expertise to understanding overlapping public health crises.
• Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRITM co-hosts with ACRI a forum on climate change, health, and infectious diseases, and partners on research examining the intersection of extreme weather events and HIV care outcomes.
• Manila ObservatorymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Manila Observatory is a key partner in the Breathe Metro Manila initiative, providing scientific expertise in air quality monitoring and climate data analysis to support ACRI's environmental health research and advocacy.
• Business Insights Laboratory for Development (BUILD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBUILD, an unit of Ateneo de Manila University's John Gokongwei School of Management, partners with ACRI on the Breathe Metro Manila initiative, bridging academic research with real-world policy impact through collaboration across government, business, and civil society.
• EcoWaste CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcoWaste Coalition partners with ACRI on environmental health advocacy and research, including the Maging MaTAALino project on arsenic contamination, the 'Iwas Paputoxic' safer holiday campaign, and seminars on chemical hazards and microplastics.
• RTI InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRTI International partnered with ACRI to assess the Philippines' health security policy landscape, mapping existing policies, identifying overlaps and gaps, and proposing recommendations aligned with International Health Regulations (IHR) standards.
• Ateneo Innovation Center (AIC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIC developed and deployed the low-cost phototherapy light system (LPLS) prototype for neonatal jaundice treatment at a public tertiary hospital in Metro Manila, demonstrating ACRI's capacity for health technology innovation.
• Metro Manila Health Research and Development Consortium (MMHRDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMMHRDC is among the regional research consortia that support ACRI's health research activities, facilitating collaboration and resource sharing among health research institutions in Metro Manila.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI): University-affiliated (KwaZulu-Natal) research center combining population health, HIV/tuberculosis, and health systems research with strong international funder relationships, mirroring ACRI's academic + applied model.
• Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM): The Philippines' primary tropical medicine and infectious disease research institute and an existing ACRI partner; both conduct applied health research, host collaborative forums, and advise on national health policy in similar domains.
• BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health: LMIC-focused public health research and training institution under BRAC University, comparable in cross-disciplinary approach, donor-funded model, and integration with community-based implementation research.
• George Institute for Global Health (India): Affiliated research center producing policy-relevant health systems, NCD, and injury research across LMICs; comparable in scale, mission, and integration with academic medical institutions to ACRI.

Others

• RTI International: US-based global research institute and an existing ACRI partner on health security policy assessment; operates a global health portfolio with similar advisory and applied research functions.

Broad incumbents

• Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI): Large India-based public-private health research and training institution working across health systems, mental health, and environmental health portfolios similar to ACRI's nine research areas.
• icddr,b: Bangladesh-based global health research institution conducting translational research on infectious disease, maternal/child health, and health systems with LMIC focus analogous to ACRI's mission.
• University of the Philippines Manila - National Institutes of Health: The flagship Philippine health research body within the national university, conducting biomedical, clinical, and public health research across similar portfolios (mental health, infectious disease, health systems), making it the most direct local counterpart to ACRI.

Regional players

• Manila Observatory: Philippine scientific research organization and an existing ACRI partner on the Breathe Metro Manila air quality initiative; comparable in scope of interdisciplinary applied research and university-linked governance.
• Philippine Institute for Health Statistics: Domestic health data and systems research entity operating in the same Philippine health policy ecosystem as ACRI, with overlapping interests in health workforce distribution and Universal Health Care evaluation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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