The Bial Foundation is a body founded by the Portuguese pharmaceutical company BIAL, which funds scientific research, particularly in the area of neuroscience:
https://www.bial.com/com/bial-foundation/foundation/
At the end of the online programme for the 12th Bial Symposium in the series "Behind and Beyond the Brain" in 2018 is a list of abstracts for the research projects that the Foundation had supported. It includes a remarkable number in parapsychology and related subjects. I've copied the basic information below, but there are fuller details in the programme:
https://www.bial.com/media/2885/12-simpo...omcapa.pdf
“Extending the spiritual healing paradigm to explore distant mental interaction effects with Wiccan healers”
Researchers: Chris Roe, Charmaine Marie Sonnex
Institution: Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes (CSAPP), University of Northampton, Psychology Division, Northampton (UK)
Estimated duration: 2014/10 – 2018/04
“The interpretation and evaluation of meaningful coincidences suggestive of psi communication in everyday life”
Researchers: Robin Wooffitt, Germaine Gunther
Institution: Anomalous Experiences Research Unit, Dep. of Sociology, University of York (UK)
Duration: 2013/09 – 2018/01
“Anomalous/paranormal experiences reported by nurses themselves and in relation with theirs patients in hospitals: Examining psychological, personality and phenomenological variables”
Researcher: Alejandro Enrique Parra
Institution: Instituto de Psicologia Paranormal, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Duration: 2015/03 – 2017/03
“Genetics of psychic ability” - only abstract available
Researchers: Dean Radin, Garret Yount, Garry Nolan
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA); Stanford University (USA)
Estimated duration: 2015/07 - 2018/04
“Psi-Q: A smartphone testing suite for psi ability” - only abstract available
Researchers: Dean Radin, Arnaud Delorme
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Duration: 2015/07 - 2017/07
“A study of heterogeneity in parapsychological databases”- only abstract available
Researcher: Peter Amalric Bancel
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA); Institut Métapsychique International, Paris (France)
Estimated duration: 2015/06 – 2018/04
“A question of belief: An analysis of item content in paranormal belief questionnaires”
Researchers: Lance Storm, Ken Drinkwater, Tony Jinks
Institution: Brain and Cognition Centre, School of Psychology, University of Adelaide (Australia); Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester (UK)
Duration: 2015/04 – 2017/07
“Cognitive and personality differences in supernatural belief”
Researchers: Ian Scott Baker, David Sheffield, Malcolm Schofield, Paul Staples
Institution: College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby (UK)
Duration: 2015/06 – 2017/09
“Development and implementation of a comprehensive survey of secular American mediums” - only abstract available
Researchers: Julie Beischel, Chad Mosher, Mark Boccuzzi
Institution: The Windbridge Institute for Applied Research in Human Potential, Tucson (USA)
Estimated duration: 2015/07 – 2018/04
“Using neural stimulation to modulate paranormal beliefs”
Researchers: Miguel Farias, Ute Kreplin
Institution: Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement, Coventry University (UK)
Duration: 2015/12 – 2017/10
“Remote meditation support - A multimodal distant intention experiment”
Researchers: Stefan Schmidt, Han-gue Jo, Marc Wittmann, Thilo Hinterberger, Wolfgang Ambach
Institution: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg (Germany); Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene, Freiburg (Germany)
Estimated duration: 2015/05 - 2018/04
“Is the matrix-experiment really a robust and artifact free experimental model to demonstrate generalized entanglement effects?”
Researcher: Harald Walach
Institution: Institute of Transcultural Health Studies, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt Oder (Germany)
Estimated duration: 2016/01 - 2018/06
“The role of experimenter and participant mindset in the replication of psi experiments: Phase II of a global initiative”
Researcher: Marilyn Schlitz
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Duration: 2015/07 - 2017/07
“The Selfield: Optimizing precognition research”
Researchers: Mario Varvoglis, Peter Bancel
Institution: Institut Metapsychique International, Paris (France); Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Estimated duration: 2015/09 - 2018/04
“Reproductive hormonal status as a predictor of precognition”
Researchers: Julia Mossbridge, Daryl Bem
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA); Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca (USA)
Estimated duration: 2017/02 – 2018/04
“The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?” - only abstract available
Researcher: Loren Carpenter
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Estimated duration: 2017/02 – 2018/04
https://www.bial.com/com/bial-foundation/foundation/
At the end of the online programme for the 12th Bial Symposium in the series "Behind and Beyond the Brain" in 2018 is a list of abstracts for the research projects that the Foundation had supported. It includes a remarkable number in parapsychology and related subjects. I've copied the basic information below, but there are fuller details in the programme:
https://www.bial.com/media/2885/12-simpo...omcapa.pdf
“Extending the spiritual healing paradigm to explore distant mental interaction effects with Wiccan healers”
Researchers: Chris Roe, Charmaine Marie Sonnex
Institution: Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes (CSAPP), University of Northampton, Psychology Division, Northampton (UK)
Estimated duration: 2014/10 – 2018/04
“The interpretation and evaluation of meaningful coincidences suggestive of psi communication in everyday life”
Researchers: Robin Wooffitt, Germaine Gunther
Institution: Anomalous Experiences Research Unit, Dep. of Sociology, University of York (UK)
Duration: 2013/09 – 2018/01
“Anomalous/paranormal experiences reported by nurses themselves and in relation with theirs patients in hospitals: Examining psychological, personality and phenomenological variables”
Researcher: Alejandro Enrique Parra
Institution: Instituto de Psicologia Paranormal, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Duration: 2015/03 – 2017/03
“Genetics of psychic ability” - only abstract available
Researchers: Dean Radin, Garret Yount, Garry Nolan
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA); Stanford University (USA)
Estimated duration: 2015/07 - 2018/04
“Psi-Q: A smartphone testing suite for psi ability” - only abstract available
Researchers: Dean Radin, Arnaud Delorme
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Duration: 2015/07 - 2017/07
“A study of heterogeneity in parapsychological databases”- only abstract available
Researcher: Peter Amalric Bancel
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA); Institut Métapsychique International, Paris (France)
Estimated duration: 2015/06 – 2018/04
“A question of belief: An analysis of item content in paranormal belief questionnaires”
Researchers: Lance Storm, Ken Drinkwater, Tony Jinks
Institution: Brain and Cognition Centre, School of Psychology, University of Adelaide (Australia); Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester (UK)
Duration: 2015/04 – 2017/07
“Cognitive and personality differences in supernatural belief”
Researchers: Ian Scott Baker, David Sheffield, Malcolm Schofield, Paul Staples
Institution: College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby (UK)
Duration: 2015/06 – 2017/09
“Development and implementation of a comprehensive survey of secular American mediums” - only abstract available
Researchers: Julie Beischel, Chad Mosher, Mark Boccuzzi
Institution: The Windbridge Institute for Applied Research in Human Potential, Tucson (USA)
Estimated duration: 2015/07 – 2018/04
“Using neural stimulation to modulate paranormal beliefs”
Researchers: Miguel Farias, Ute Kreplin
Institution: Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement, Coventry University (UK)
Duration: 2015/12 – 2017/10
“Remote meditation support - A multimodal distant intention experiment”
Researchers: Stefan Schmidt, Han-gue Jo, Marc Wittmann, Thilo Hinterberger, Wolfgang Ambach
Institution: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg (Germany); Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene, Freiburg (Germany)
Estimated duration: 2015/05 - 2018/04
“Is the matrix-experiment really a robust and artifact free experimental model to demonstrate generalized entanglement effects?”
Researcher: Harald Walach
Institution: Institute of Transcultural Health Studies, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt Oder (Germany)
Estimated duration: 2016/01 - 2018/06
“The role of experimenter and participant mindset in the replication of psi experiments: Phase II of a global initiative”
Researcher: Marilyn Schlitz
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Duration: 2015/07 - 2017/07
“The Selfield: Optimizing precognition research”
Researchers: Mario Varvoglis, Peter Bancel
Institution: Institut Metapsychique International, Paris (France); Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Estimated duration: 2015/09 - 2018/04
“Reproductive hormonal status as a predictor of precognition”
Researchers: Julia Mossbridge, Daryl Bem
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA); Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca (USA)
Estimated duration: 2017/02 – 2018/04
“The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?” - only abstract available
Researcher: Loren Carpenter
Institution: Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Estimated duration: 2017/02 – 2018/04
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