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We are excited to share this year's Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator request for proposals. This funding mechanism supports Harvard faculty in the performance and commercialization of translational research. The Accelerator helps faculty further develop and de-risk their technologies, thereby strengthening intellectual property positions and increasing the likelihood of attracting investors or industry partners who will advance these innovations to the marketplace.

There are two annual application cycles: a fall cycle for Pilot Grant applications and a spring cycle for both Pilot and Development Grant applications.

 

Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator

Pre-Proposal Deadline: September 11, 2023 (Pilot Grants); January 18, 2024 (Pilot and Development Grants)

Full Proposal Deadline (if invited): November 9, 2023 (Pilot Grants); April 4, 2024 (Pilot and Development Grants)

Award Amount: Pilot Grants will be funded at a maximum of $150,000 for a period of up to 12 months. Development Grants will be funded at a maximum of $400,000 for a period of up to 24 months.

 

The Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator at Harvard University provides essential gap funding, development support, and business expertise to help faculty investigators achieve the full potential of their work. The Accelerator seeks to support innovative, investigator-initiated research, and to develop preliminary observations into robust intellectual property positions. Its primary goal is to advance technologies to the point where an industry partnership can commence. Proposals are welcomed from Harvard principal investigators with early-stage research in a range of life science areas, including therapeutics, diagnostics, drug delivery technologies, medical devices/instruments, and enabling technologies for drug discovery. Pilot Grants are intended to support proof-of-concept activities that, if successful, would establish a basis for a subsequent Development Grant proposal. Development Grants are expected to generate partnerable technology within the proposed timeframe. 

Harvard Office of Technology Development (OTD) staff will work with applicants to develop a pre-proposal. Only one pre-proposal per applicant will be accepted per cycle. Based on recommendations from the Accelerator Advisory Committee and OTD, a subset of applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.

 

Questions about this opportunity may be directed to blavatnik_accelerator@harvard.edu. 
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