Scientists and researchers from the following institutions have collaborated on the development of PPCM (formerly called SAMMA) with funding primarily from the National Institutes of Health.

• University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago IL - Department of Pharmacology
• Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY - Department of Pediatrics, Microbiology, Immunology and Medicine.
• St. George's University of London, London UK - Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
• Prelabs, Chicago IL
• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, IL
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC NY - Department of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Medicine
• Cosmetic Sciences, Dallas TX