Translational Bridge Award
Invests in lupus translational projects through the Translational Bridge Award to move discoveries toward clinical testing.
The Translational Bridge Award is a grant program of the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) designed to accelerate the movement of promising lupus discoveries from post-discovery research into pre-commercial development and clinical evaluation. The LRA, a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (Federal Tax ID #58-2492929), has issued more than $284 million across 675+ grants, with its 2024–2028 Research Ro…
Technologies, therapies, interventions, and diagnostics for lupus that bridge post-discovery and pre-commercial development, with a clear path to viable clinical products that improve diagnosis or standard of care.
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