LifeArc Philanthropic Fund
Funds rare-disease therapeutics, devices and diagnostics from academics and early-stage spinout companies.
LifeArc administers the Philanthropic Fund as a grant route for rare-disease projects. LifeArc funds academics with promising projects focused on therapeutics, devices or diagnostics that could support people living with a rare disease, and it also funds early-stage spinout companies with strong intellectual property positions and a market-driven proposition.
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Rare-disease therapeutics, medical devices and diagnostics with strong intellectual property and a market-driven proposition.
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