Founded in 1990, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is the world’s leading organization dedicated to multiple myeloma. Since our founding, we have been dedicated to advancing research, education, support, and advocacy for patients with multiple myeloma worldwide. Join us as we honor the past, embrace the present, and look forward to a future with better treatments and, ultimately, a cure. Because "Knowledge Is Power," the IMF brings educational seminars and workshops to communities near you, and provides a library of publications on multiple myeloma care.

The International Myeloma Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for those living with multiple myeloma. We have a range of initiatives to make this happen.

• For the world’s leading multiple myeloma experts, failure to find the cure for this cancer just isn’t an option. We’ve banded together the world’s brightest minds in research, oncology, and health studies to form the IMF’s Black Swan Research Initiative® (BSRI) – a leading-edge project that pits our scientists and leaders on the frontlines against myeloma. Together our mission is to find the first definitive cure for myeloma and help bridge the gap from long-term remission to cure.

• In 1995, the IMF established the Brian D. Novis Research Grant program in memory of its co-founder. The grants are awarded annually to promote research into all areas of myeloma in an effort to improve patient outcomes. To date, the IMF has funded more than 100 of the most promising projects by both senior and junior investigators in the field of multiple myeloma.

• The Nurse Leadership Board (NLB) is a professional partnership that represents nurse experts caring for myeloma patients. The NLB develops consensus publications, symposia, multimedia, and research.