Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.grants4targets.com/scripts/pages/en/index.php
Sponsor/Award: Bayer HealthCare - GRANTS4TARGETS INITIATIVE - 2014 SPRING COMPETITION

Grant Amount: VARIES
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Mar 24, 2014
Sponsor's: Mar 31, 2014

Subject Areas: Obstetrics or Gynecology, Cardiology, Hematology, Oncology
Description:

Bayer's mission is to provide new treatment options for diseases with high unmet medical need and are committed to innovation and to translating ideas from basic research into novel drugs. Bayer HealthCare is allocating grants for the exploration of attractive, novel drug targets and biomarkets in the fields or Oncology, Gynecology, Cardiology and Hematology.

Grant applications can only be submitted via the electronic submission platform. The proposal should include a detailed description of the target and highlight its therapeutic potential. After answering a few questions on your target, you will be given an opportunity to briefly describe your idea/the target in an abstract

Application Details: There are two different types of grants: Support Grants (?5,000-?10,000) to further advance research on targets that are at a very early stage of discovery; fixed grant approval letter; IP rights remain with the applicant and Focus Grants (?10,000-?125,000) for more mature ideas, e.g. to address specific aspects of a target as a first step towards transferring it to the drug discovery process; fixed grant approval letter; IP rights remain with the applicantPleae see sponsor website for full submission details: http://www.grants4targets.com/scripts/pages/en/process.php
NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Halbersma,Joseph David

Sponsor Contacts:

Mullerstr. 178
Berlin, Germany