Grants/Funding

Credit: 5 For The Fight SALT LAKE CITY, September 29, 2020 - 5 For The Fight, a global movement inviting everyone to give $5 for the fight against cancer, today announced the inaugural recipients of the 5 For The Fight Cancer…

New Orleans, LA - The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.9 million Fast-Track Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant to South Rampart Pharma. The…

Gruthan Bioscience was recently awarded funding to develop a novel class of cholesterol-lowering drugs to treat a rare form of familial hypercholesterolemia; It could one day be used to treat high cholesterol more widelyCredit: Image…

Research team discovers that the SMART protocol improves informed decision-making by patients regarding rheumatoid arthritis treatments DALLAS (September 23, 2020) - Researchers at Center for BrainHealth, part of The University of Texas at…

Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine will lead AIDS malignancy consortiumCredit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine September 22, 2020--(BRONX, NY)--The widespread use of antiretroviral therapy to suppress…

Research project will explore impact of global warming on fungi speciesCredit: Dr Matthew Pound, Northumbria University Scientists from universities in the UK, US and Argentina are joining forces in a $1m research project to…

FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science awarded $1 million NSF grant for accelerated five-year programCredit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and…

Funding will move novel cancer technologies from the lab to the clinicCredit: BioCanRx OTTAWA, ON (Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 8 a.m. ET) - BioCanRx, Canada's Immunotherapy Network, today announced funding of $10M for 14…

Credit: uOttawa Seven University of Ottawa professors are among recipients of millions in funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) aimed at improving the response to challenges posed by the COVID-19…

PHILADELPHIA - Integral Molecular has been awarded $521,723 from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to leverage its technologies in the global fight against COVID-19. Integral Molecular is at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19,…

Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., will study tendon regeneration after injury in salamandersCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Modern medicine has made tremendous strides in replacing organs and hips. But what about those…

ACC's COVID-19 response initiative offers a virtual education series, resources to meet clinicians' evolving needs in ensuring patient safety and quality cardiovascular care during the pandemic The American College of Cardiology's ongoing…

NCI, NIBIB award contracts to develop innovative digital health technologies for COVID-19 The National Institutes of Health has awarded seven contracts to companies and academic institutions to develop digital health solutions that help…

A new analysis of the successes and failures of green energy companies in the US has found that those with ARPA funding filed for far more patents in the years after launching than other "cleantech" startups from the same time. The…

Getting accurate, timely information on COVID-19 cases is one of the major challenges facing policymakers as they make decisions about public health and the economy. Researchers at North Carolina State University are embarking on a…

Partnership to scale up and strengthen Canada's health-tech innovation ecosystemCredit: Health and Technology District Surrey, B.C., Canada (September 10, 2020) - The Health and Technology District in Surrey, B.C. is…

FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science to lead the graduate program with an interdisciplinary FAU teamCredit: Florida Atlantic University Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer…

Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine September 8, 2020--(BRONX, NY)--Age is the most significant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In the United States, approximately 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 have the disease, and…

CancerCirculome: Charité secures new ERC Starting Grant A team of pediatric oncologists led by PD Dr. Anton G. Henssen has set out to further improve our understanding of the mechanisms involved in cancer development and disease…

Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Herbarium is part of a multimillion-dollar grant to digitize and study bryophytes and lichens, two important species in cryptobiotic communities.…