Leading with Innovation.

Serving with Compassion.

Our mission is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

Transforming Healthcare

ALIN Foundation is a 501c3 organization developing lifesaving medical treatments for the 5 leading causes of fatalities in the world — heart attack, cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases, and liver failure. Our staff have been collaborating for decades to bring equitable healthcare access across the world.

Our vision is to accelerate progress against catastrophic disease at a global level by offering the best in medical innovation in terms of quality, efficacy, and safety to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

ALIN formed in 1962 to handle our philanthropic work providing equitable access to groundbreaking healthcare around the world.

Meet the Team

  • Kenneth Matsumura, MD

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Tara Bush

    VP Strategic Planning

  • Linh Sholtz, MD

    Director of R&D

  • Megan Hernandez

    Director of Communications

  • Suri Gupta

    Director of People & Culture

  • Michael Chu

    Accounting

  • Dominique Williams

    Operations Manager

  • Blake Garahan

    Development & Marketing

  • Janet Levi

    Administrative Assistant

Meet Dr. Kenneth Matsumura

Dr. Matsumura is a world-renowned scientist. He invented the bio-artificial liver and the artificial pancreas—a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and NASA. His bio-artificial liver has been acclaimed for being one of the Top 10 Most Important Inventions of the 21st Century in Medicine and Science, and he was honored by TIME Magazine as an Invention of the Year.

A graduate of the University of California Medical School in San Francisco, he is a member of the American Medical Association and numerous scientific societies, including the American Medical Association, California Medical Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

With a team of dedicated colleagues, Dr. Matsumura developed SEF Chemo, an innovative therapy that greatly reduces the side effects of chemotherapy.

An idealist at heart, Dr. Matsumura dedicates himself to a world without poverty, volunteering for over 45-years at local low-income clinics in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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