Research Funding
News on research grants, RFPs, government funding trends in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.
Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Omics, Dx Grants in November
Awardees include the National University of Singapore, Flexotronix, Molecular Loop Biosciences, the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, and Sapient Bioanalytics.
FIND Gets $10M From UK Department of Health and Social Care for Antimicrobial Resistance Program
The funding will be used in part to support the development of rapid diagnostics and digital tools designed specifically for addressing antimicrobial resistance.
Octave Bioscience Wins $10M Grant From Michael J. Fox Foundation
The firm will use the funds to develop a protein panel that can help assess disease activity and progression in individuals with Parkinson's.
Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Omics, Dx Grants in October, Including $9M for Co-Diagnostics
Awardees include Co-Diagnostics, Quantigen, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine, Broad Institute, and Antibody Solutions.
Avelo, Vivolta, Blink Win €1.5M Grant for Breath-Based Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Test
The test will use a proprietary filter technology and a point-of-care digital PCR analyzer to detect pathogens and resistance genes, as well as distinguish bacterial and viral infections.