The Flinn Foundation seeks proposals from teams with innovative solutions to well-defined and compelling clinical needs in the areas of precision medicine, diagnostics, devices, therapeutics, and health-care delivery processes.
Donor Name: Flinn Foundation
State: Arizona
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
In 2023, the Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program will fund up to 10 research teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution, or health-care system that are advancing new products or services to improve patient care.
This program supports teams that include both scientists and clinicians affiliated with Arizona-based research institutions and/or health-care systems. Funded projects must focus on bringing new products and services to benefit patients.
Proposed projects must have reached a point where they have significant potential to turn bench results into viable products or systems impacting patients in Arizona and beyond.
Funding Information
Awardees will each receive a $100,000 grant over 18 months, plus programmatic benefits. At the end of the grant period, up to two of the most successful projects may receive up to an additional $100,000 over the following year.
Benefits
- Beyond the $100,000 grant, the program provides:
- Membership during the grant period on Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee;
- Connections with research and industry experts;
- Quarterly check-ins and workshops to enhance teams’ skillsets in product development and commercialization; and
- Referrals to programs, resources, and product-development/product-launch experts.
Eligibility Criteria
- For a research team to qualify for the program:
- The principal investigator must be employed by an Arizona-based, nonprofit academic- or medical-research institution or health system;
- The proposed product and/or process must address a clearly defined, compelling clinical need; and
- The project team must have a blend of skills (e.g., scientific, clinical, engineering, business, regulatory) to meet the proposal goals
For more information, visit Flinn Foundation.
