DBID:	1819
Category:	Health and Mental Health Programs
Program:	SHIFT: Small Business Helping Investigators Fuel Translation of Sci. Discoveries
Agency:	National Institutes of Health
Deadline:	4/5/2013

Description:	Many institutes support small business concerns (SBC) that foster translational biomedical and behavioral research (R43/44) that transform academic scientific discoveries into commercial products & services. Requires investigators primarily employed by a U.S. research institution at the time of application to transition to a SBC to be primarily employed (more than 50% time) by the SBC by or at the time of award. Well-justified budgets up to $200,000 per year for up to 2 years may be requested for Phase I. Expires 1/8/14. See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-13-022.html for details and a list of institutes not participating in 2013.

Contact:	Michael-David A.R.R. Kerns, Program Officer National Institute on Aging 7201 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 Tel: 301-496-9322
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