MRA Next Steps Program
Invests in translational melanoma initiatives that advance vaccine and cellular approaches toward deployment milestones.
The MRA Next Steps Program is a dedicated grant mechanism created by the Melanoma Research Alliance — the world's largest private nonprofit funder of melanoma research — operating separately and distinctly from MRA's annual General RFP. The program is specifically designed to accelerate development of new approaches and technologies in cellular therapy and vaccine therapy for acral and uveal melan…
Preclinical, pre-IND, and clinical advancement of cellular and vaccine therapies for acral and uveal melanoma, with milestone-based grants of $50,000–$1,000,000 over one to three years.
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