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ASPIRE — Specialized Platform for Innovative Research Exploration

ASPIRE Reduction-to-Practice (Seed)

Supports translational chemistry and automation platform development through university-linked partnerships.

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ASPIRE — A Specialized Platform for Innovative Research Exploration — is a National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) research program designed to transform chemistry from an individualized craft into a modern, information-based science. The program addresses fundamental challenges of standardization, reproducibility, and predictability in how chemical compounds behave in biologi…

What this grant funds

Modernization of chemical research through lab automation, microfluidic flow chemistry, high-throughput screening, and machine learning applied to biological systems.

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Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
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Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: ncats.nih.gov