2001: ERIM acquires VRI and builds a nonprofit business portfolio, serving clients in health care, national security, and environmental sectors.

A New Name

2001: ERIM is renamed Altarum Institute.

A New Home

2002: Altarum builds a new headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2002: Altarum provides technical and program management support for the development of the Michigan Disease Surveillance Systems, the Nation's most advanced disease-tracking system.

New Strategic Focus

2006: Altarum Institute sets singular, strategic focus on health and health care and acquires HSR.

Altarum Expansion

2008: As a nonprofit, Altarum Institute is dedicated to its mission of serving the public good by solving complex systems problems to improve human health. To advance this mission, Altarum launches the $7 million, self-funded Mission Projects Initiative. The purpose of this Initiative is to solve pressing health care issues using systems methods at the institutional, organizational, and community levels in partnership with the public and private sector.

2009: Altarum acquires KAI Research, Inc., adding clinical research and research-based knowledge to its portfolio.

2009: Altarum launches a strategic research agenda focusing on culture of health, innovative care delivery, and health equity.