In 2015, Ferring Pharmaceuticals awarded
five grants, and two of the recipients were from Australian institutions.
Under the new program, applicants are required to submit a pre-application. The Grant Portal opened on 13 June 2016 and will accept pre-applications through 15 July 2016.
Ferring Innovation Grants
Overview:
What is of
interest to Ferring?
FRI is
interested in funding exploratory, discovery and preclinical research into
novel extracellular drug targets that are addressable with peptides and/or
proteins. For indications within our core therapeutic areas:
·
Reproductive Health
· Urology
·
Gastroenterology
·
Endocrinology
The Ferring
Innovation Grants are awarded annually and are not renewable.
What the
program will not fund
The
following types of studies are beyond the scope of the
program:
· Clinical
studies
· Studies
which require the collection of human biopsies
· Studies to
develop small molecules
Available
Funding
The program
will provide a limited number of research grants in the following
categories:
·
Exploratory grants: support feasibility studies that will confirm the target’s
role in the proposed indication.
· Discovery
grants: support further research on targets with existing in vitro data
validating its utility in the proposed indication. The planned research should
provide data to support transferring the target to a drug discovery program.
·
Competitive Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Fellowships: support research in
one of FRI’s areas of interest.
· Funding
levels will range from $50,000 to $100,000.
· Reasonable
indirect costs may now be included for consideration as a part of the research
grant award.
Intellectual
Property
Intellectual
property ownership shall be determined in accordance with U.S. patent and
copyright laws, and may be subject to the policies of the research grant
recipient’s institution. Prior to funding of the research grant, the recipient
and a designated representative of the recipient’s institution must execute an
agreement (Ferring Innovation Grants Agreement), which sets forth intellectual
property rights, publication, and other requirements relevant to the proposed
research.
For more information about the Ferring Innovation Grants scheme, please visit http://ferringri.wpengine.com/ferring-grants/overview/
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