NIH is funding a new Clinical Trials Consortium to expand research into therapies to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The consortium called the “Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Consortium” signed a cooperative agreement which is expected to total $70 million over five years, pending the availability of funds. (more…)
Advancing Tech in Australia
Professor Anthony Maeder Australia’s first Chair in Digital Health Systems said, “South Australia will become a world leader in healthcare innovation by spearheading Flinders University’s research into a mind boggling array of smart and interactive technologies.” (more…)
NIH Posts Funding Notice
Substance Use Disorders (SUD) continue to have a substantial adverse impact in the U.S resulting in costs of more than $700 billion annually due to healthcare expenditures, lost earnings, and expenses associated with crime and accidents. (more…)
NSF Issues Solicitation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) www.nsf.gov within their Directorate for Engineering Industrial Innovation and Partnerships issued the “Partnerships for Innovation” (PFI) solicitation (NSF 18-511) which will fund and support NSF funded research to enable innovation. The anticipated funding amount for $16,760,000 includes 45 to 55 awards with response to the solicitation due February 1, 2018. (more…)
World Bank Approves Millions
The World Bank www.worldbank.org has approved $105 million for the Government of Mozambique’s “Primary Health Care Strengthening Program for Results.” Twenty five million is being provided by the Global Financing Facility (GFF), www.globalfinancingfacility.org a multi-stakeholder partnership www.worldbank.org/ida. The GFF Trust Fund is supported by Canada, Japan, Norway, the UK, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and MSD for Mothers. (more…)
Penn Med Funds New Projects
Penn Medicine’s www.upenn.edu Innovation Accelerator Program announced funding for four new projects aimed at addressing disparities to improve healthcare delivery. So far, the Innovation Accelerator Program has provided more than $2.5 million in funding for inventive projects over the past five years. (more…)
HRSA Posts Grant Notice
HRSA www.hrsa.gov within HHS posted the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) “Rural Health Network Development Planning Program” (Network Planning) (HRSA-18-034) www.grants.gov on December 21, 2017. The estimated total program funding will be $2,000,000 with the estimated number of awards expected to be 20. (more…)