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Application Due: KickStart Commercialization Awards
The KickStart Commercialization Awards provide up to $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to intellectual property-based UNC faculty-led startup companies. More information can be found here.
The KickStart Commercialization Awards provide up to $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to intellectual property-based UNC faculty-led startup companies. More information can be found here.
August 27, 2019 1-2 p.m. Bondurant Hall, Room G100 Reception to follow Register for information session Join us for an information and Q&A session about the fall RFP cycle. This session will include an expert-led exploration of state-of-the-art antibody therapeutic discovery and resources available to accelerate antibody development. Note: RFP to be launched Sept. 3.
Deadline: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 (noon) Flash Grants infuse funding at a critical early point when a small, targeted influx of funds can be crucial to shaping innovative research ideas into high potential life science technologies, particularly in emerging and converging life science sectors. For fiscal year 2020, there will be three cycles of Flash
Deadline: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 (noon) The TRG program funds projects that explore potential commercial applications or initiate the early commercial development of university-held life science inventions. The technology must have the potential to solve a real-world problem as a commercial product in the life science sector. Details and program guidelines are now posted at www.ncbiotech.org/trg.
LaunchBio, UNC’s Catalyst for Rare Diseases, the Rare Disease InfoHub and NCBiotech are partnering to hold a two-day forum focused on nonprofit disease foundation investments and the development of rare disease therapeutics on September 25 and September 26. You may register here.
LaunchBio, UNC’s Catalyst for Rare Diseases, the Rare Disease InfoHub and NCBiotech are partnering to hold a two-day forum focused on nonprofit disease foundation investments and the development of rare disease therapeutics on September 25 and September 26. You may register here.
Pre-Proposal Deadline: Friday, October 4, 2019 The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is pleased to announce the third Creativity Hubs Pilot Awards competition. They are seeking ideas from interdisciplinary teams that propose captivating ideas that address society's key challenges. The new Request for Proposals can be found here Read more about Creativity Hubs
$65 Million in Targeted Funding for Drug Development Projects The Pinnacle Hill RFP opened on September 3rd and will close on October 8. If you haven’t visited the Pinnacle Hill RFP page already, now is the time to go online, create a profile and submit your Letter of Intent proposal. As you are likely aware, Pinnacle Hill
Deadline: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 (noon) The Innovation Impact Grant is the new NCBiotech research equipment grant program. It replaces the long-standing Institutional Development Grant program (IDG). Details and guidelines are now posted at www.ncbiotech.org/iig.
Register now for this event co-hosted by the Eshelman Institute for Innovation and Innovate Carolina. Together, we'll explore opportunities and approaches for expanding pharmacy research in medical devices and diagnostics. More information can be found here.
RSVP info: You received a Paperless Post invite from Kimi on 10/10 with the subject line “Faculty Innovation Workshop alumni happy hour.” If you are not able to locate this invite to RSVP, please email Kimi at kimberly.yingling@unc.edu. Join our Innovate Carolina team at West End Wine Bar and mingle with other alumni of the Faculty
The 3rd Annual North Carolina Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (NCEEC) at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Kenan Institute is now about 2 months away, on Friday November 1, 2019 – hopefully you put this date on your calendar. The 2019 NCEEC is co-sponsored by UNC Chapel Hill and UNCW, and like last year, this