Operating Grant: Small and Medium Enterprise (2008-2009) – Funding Decisions Notification (March 2009 Competition: 200903ISO)
(Alternate Title: CIHR/SME Research Program - Operating Grants)The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the results of the Operating Grant: Small and Medium Enterprise (2008-2009) competition.
Funding Opportunity Summary
The objectives of the funding opportunity "Operating Grant: Small and Medium Enterprise (2008-2009)" were:
- encouraging and facilitating university-industry collaborations in health research;
- stimulating research activity in Canada;
- stimulating jobs and growth in the Canadian economy;
- enhancing communications between senior management in industry and universities;
- creating attractive and stimulating job opportunities in Canada for the researchers who have been developed/trained in our universities and research hospitals;
- stimulating the health research programs of start-ups, university spin-offs and SMEs; and
- facilitating transfer of discoveries to the marketplace or bedside.
Funding Competition Summary
A total of 3 applications were received of which one was approved for funding.
Contact Information
For further information about this competition, please contact:
Melody Sajedi
Program Delivery Officer
Targeted Initiatives Branch
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-957-1188
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: melody.sajedi@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Funding Decisions Data Report
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