Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Founded	25 May 1900; 124 years ago (1900-05-25)
Founder	Oswaldo Cruz
Location	Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Official languages	Portuguese
Key people	Nísia Trindade Lima (President)
Website	Fiocruz

The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Portuguese Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as FIOCRUZ) is a scientific institution for research and development in biological sciences located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; it is considered one of the world's main public health research institutions. It was founded by Oswaldo Cruz, a noted physician and epidemiologist.