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The French Endometriosis Research Foundation (Fondation recherche endométriose, FRE) was created in January 2021 under the aegis of the Foundation for Medical Research (Fondation pour la recherche médicale, FRM) with the vision of promoting innovative, multidisciplinary, and collaborative research dedicated to endometriosis. The FRE’s mission is to accelerate research on endometriosis. As such, each year it supports innovative research projects that aim to better understand and treat the pathology, and disseminates educational content about the latest scientific advances in the field. The FRE’s values are having an innovation mindset, and collaboration, independence, and integrity. The governance is based on an executive committee that decides on the strategy of the FRE and communicates its goals and resources. In its scientific mission, it is assisted by an international committee. The FRE wants to place patients at the heart of its actions and decisions and to promote a participatory research approach. To this end, a Patient and Caregiver Advisory Committee (PCAC) was created in September 2022. The FRE, under the aegis of the FRM, aims to increase its impact in the field of promoting and supporting research, both in terms of funding and in providing expertise to support researchers.