IRVINE,
Calif., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Applications
are now open for the first cohort of participants for the
International Consortium for Research, Engineering, Acceleration of
Technology Excellence (I-CREATE), the BARDA Accelerator Network Hub
for Medical Devices and Diagnostics. I-CREATE supports the
development and acceleration of novel diagnostics and medical
devices to detect, prevent, or respond to medical consequences that
result from health security threats. .
I-CREATE is seeking proposals for the
development of innovative diagnostic and medical device
innovations
I-CREATE is led by University Lab Partners (ULP), in partnership
with the Consortium for Improving Medicine with Innovation &
Technology (CIMIT) at the Massachusetts General Hospital and
Harvard Medical School and Science
Exchange. This hub is part of a global network of accelerator hubs
that provide product development funding, accelerator services, and
access to expertise for innovators developing health security
solutions.
Startups and university-backed projects worldwide are invited to
apply for non-dilutive funding ranging from $50K to $200K.
I-CREATE is seeking proposals for the development of innovative
diagnostic and medical device innovations, in alignment with
BARDA's mission to promote health security. Innovators are invited
to submit proposals for funding to allow:
- Demonstration of proof-of-concept for a BARDA-relevant use case
for an existing platform technology,
- Demonstration of proof-of-concept for "high-risk" breakthrough
technologies,
- Advancement of technologies currently in development to the
next value inflection point
Focus areas of interest include new and novel approaches for the
detection and diagnosis of pathogens and the consequences of
biological threats in BARDA's mission space. Examples of
technologies that I-CREATE is prepared to fund:
- Pathogen agnostic approaches
- Lab at home
- Rapid and accurate tests
- Low-cost tests
- Simple and user-friendly sampling approaches (i.e. breath)
- More equitable and accessible innovations
I-CREATE will hold at least one solicitation each year and will
announce additional solicitations periodically. All applications
submitted by August 16, 2024 will be
considered for the first cohort of I-CREATE.
To learn more or to apply to I-CREATE visit
www.universitylabpartners.org/BARDA
This project has been supported in whole or in part with federal
funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response; Biomedical
Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), under
agreement number 75A50124C00007.
About the BARDA Accelerator Network
The BARDA Accelerator Network, a program of the Biomedical
Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), fosters the
growth of the global health security innovation ecosystem by
accelerating the development and commercialization of
next-generation health security solutions. The Network has 5 Hubs
that support the global innovation community: Diagnostics/Medical
Devices Hub, Therapeutics/Vaccines Hub, Enabling Technologies Hub,
Digital Health Hub, and Special Populations Hub. For more
information, visit https://drive.hhs.gov/accelerators
About University Lab Partners
University Lab Partners (ULP) is a premier nonprofit wet lab
incubator located in Orange County,
CA. Operating two facilities in Irvine and Aliso
Viejo, ULP offers highly equipped wet lab facilities along
with the benefits of peer-to-peer interactions and accelerator
services among a life science-focused entrepreneurial community.
For more information, visit www.universitylabpartners.org.
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