Research Funding
News on research grants and government funding trends in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.
Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Dx, Omics Grants in August and September
Awardees include Imperial College London, the Africa Health Research Institute, Mylab, CHOP, and the Task Force for Global Health, among others.
Colossal Biosciences Launches Conservation Foundation With $50M in Funding
In addition to species-specific conservation work, the foundation will conduct R&D for conservation and develop a biobank for threatened species.
New England Hemolytics Gets $275K NSF Grant to Develop Pathogen DNA Extraction System
The company aims to test the system's ability to extract DNA from bacterial and fungal pathogens that cause sepsis.
All of Us Program Looking to Public-Private Partnerships, Other Funding Amid Budget Uncertainty
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In a report, a working group cautioned that the program must lessen its reliance on congressional appropriations or risk "squandering" investments made so far.
NIH Awards $27M for Genomics-Enabled Learning Health System Network
The agency has committed $5.4 million for the first year of the five-year program to establish a network to analyze and improve how genomic information is integrated into patient care.