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Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment

Funds academic-industry partnerships that turn a lab discovery into a working diagnostic or treatment tool, without a clinical trial attached.

A discovery in a lab does not help anyone until it becomes a method or a tool someone can actually use to detect, prevent, diagnose, treat or manage a disease. This notice funds the step in between, where an academic finding meets an engineering effort aimed at making it usable.

The National Cancer Institute wants to stimulate translating scientific discoveries and engineering developments into m…

Translation of scientific or engineering discoveries into methods, tools or technologies for basic, applied, pre-clinical, clinical or non-clinical research relevant to detecting, preventing, diagnosing, treating or managing disease, developed through academic-industrial partnerships and judged against participating institutes' missions. A clinical trial is not allowed under this version.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.7 Jan 2028
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$499K

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