Altius Altius Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences is an independent nonprofit research organization created to pursue discovery at the leading edge of modern biomedicine. Enabled by visionary founding funding from GlaxoSmithKline Altius is creating a new paradigm to catalyze groundbreaking biological innovation integrate molecular and computational science and engineering and empower fundamental technology development to radically accelerate the leap from basic to medical breakthroughs. Science Science Science Altius is combining automated functional genomics genome engineering advanced imaging and integrative computation to define fundamental mechanisms regulating genes and cells and connect these with human physiology pathology and therapeutics. Altius collaborates with an international network of scientists and its unique environment synergizes with major publiclyfunded research efforts aiming to chart the functional genomic landscapes of human health and disease.