Rome IV Sponsors




The Rome Foundation is grateful to our industry sponsors who gave financial support for the development of Rome IV. Below they are listed in alphabetical order.


Astellas / Japan

Entera Health

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Forest Laboratories, Inc.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly Microbia, Inc.)

Ono Pharmaceuticals

Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. / Nestle

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Shire Pharmaceuticals USA

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd



Activities and Benefits of Rome Foundation Sponsorship

  • Advisory Council Functions
    • Interaction with other sponsors relating to FGIDs
    • Project planning
  • Receive early updates of Rome Foundation activities (criteria development, research/validation)
  • Can obtain discounted bulk purchases of book
  • Receive pre-embargo review of documents (books, articles, CD slide sets)
  • Is acknowledged in books and other educational projects and on the Rome Foundation website