Friday, January 20, 2012

Research Alert: OGI: Pre-commercialization Business Development Fund

OGI: Pre-commercialization Business Development Fund

Please reply to: Tu Nguyen (tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca)

Sponsor: Ontario Genomics Institute

Internal Deadline: February 3, 2012

Sponsor Deadline: February 10, 2012

Program Description:
OGI's Pre-commercialization Business Development Fund (PBDF) is a unique and useful investment fund that is helping to enable the economic impact of outcomes of genomics and proteomics research projects and technology development. Specifically, it aims to provide early-stage funding as researchers move towards commercial applications and to speed up transfer of products from lab to marketplace.

Objectives:
• Create economic results from genomics and proteomics research;
• Support scientific entrepreneurs;
• Broker partnerships between academe and industry; and
• Generate returns for future PBDF investments.

Funding:
Applicants are eligible to receive up to $100,000 per project.
For more information on how to apply and program details:
Refer to the web posting on the Funding Opportunities website here: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/research-funding-opportunities/ogi-pre-commercialization-business-development-fund/

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