May 14, 2020
Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the 2020聽Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.聽 FAST provides one-year funding to organizations to execute state or regional programs that increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals leading to聽an increase in the number of SBIR/STTR awards. SB-OIIFT-20-001 Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program Prospective applicants are encouraged…
April 29, 2020
NIBIB Announces Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Program
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is urgently soliciting proposals and can provide up to $500M across multiple projects to rapidly produce innovative SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests that will assist the public鈥檚 safe return to normal activities. Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx), is a fast-track technology development program that leverages the NIH Point-of-Care…
Event Recap: Responding to COVID-19 A Ground-Zero Perspective from Washington鈥檚 Life Science Community
Life Science Washington and the 天美影视传媒 through the WE-REACH Biomedical Entrepreneurship Center teamed up to share stories and perspectives from聽scientists, researchers, and policymakers about the COVID-19 response. If you missed the聽webinar held April 23 with experts in Seattle talking about where we are with COVID-19 you can watch the video here.聽聽 Recaps and…
April 24, 2020
UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic Resources for COVID-19
The 天美影视传媒 Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (a collaborator with WE-REACH) has put together a set of resources to help businesses grappling with COVID-19. In particular, they have several links for R&D funding and grants for Life Sciences businesses. For the full list of Entrepreneurial Law Clinic resources, follow the link.
March 26, 2020
WE-REACH Executive Director Talks Covid-19 with USA Today, Salon, and Geekwire
Dr. Rodney Ho, the Principal Investigator (PI) and Director of the Center for WE-REACH talked with USA Today,聽Salon, and Geekwire to discuss remdesivir, lopinavir, and hydrochloroquinine as potential treatments for Covid-19. As part of the center’s focus on providing scientists a bridge to medical impact, WE-REACH has prepared a list of funding opportunities聽with the NIH….
March 20, 2020
Funding for Coronavirus 2019 Treatments, Diagnostics, and Related Solutions
Congress and US federal agencies have responded to the coronavirus threat with funding aimed at fast-tracking promising technologies and products that can help address the needs. Examples of recently funded projects include support of the first high-throughput COVID-19 diagnostic test from Hologic as well as tests from several other companies. Medical Countermeasures BARDA Portal BARDA…
March 16, 2020
Center for AIDS Research Resource Support
Informational Webinar:聽March 25, 2020 (link) Required Core Consultation Deadline:聽April 15, 2020 Application Deadline:聽April 22, 2020 Purpose:聽To encourage investigators, especially those junior or new to CFAR, to leverage existing CFAR services, data, and/or specimens for short-term, innovative HIV-related pilot projects that are likely to generate聽sufficient data for subsequent applications for future research funding. Eligibility: A聽Principal Investigator聽must:…
March 12, 2020
UW Innovation Highlighted on Italian TV for Treating Covid-19
Dr. Simone Perazzolo, a scientist in the TLC-ART Program, was featured on Italian national TV explaining how an FDA approved protease inhibitor called Lopinavir (Kaletra) may be effective against Covid-19 since requires protease enzymes to replicate. He has highlighted targeted and long-acting drug combinations containing Lopinavir + Tenofovir (HIV and Hepatitis B drugs) currently in…
March 6, 2020
Unitaid to Fund $2MM for Oxygen Therapy Innovations
Unitaid, a partner of the UW TLC-ART Program and a funding arm of the WHO, has announced for innovations in the development of fit-for-purpose oxygen therapy for global health and access. Depending on the scope of the project, the funding range is between USD 500k-2M. The deadline is March 19th, 2020. Please follow the link…
January 31, 2020
WE-REACH is Open for Business
The Center for WE-REACH officially launched on Friday January 31st, 2020. With this announcement to ITHS partners in the WWAMI region, the center plans to educate the next generation of life science entrepreneurs and support value-added project funding to accelerate biomedical products from innovation to reach market and impact the community at large. The news…