The Proof of Principle POP grant program administered through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has been in place since 2001. It provides a unique source of funding not only to academic researchers, but also to companies collaborating with academic researchers through matching partnered grants.
Academic researchers with commercially relevant projects should investigate funding opportunities offered by this program. Further, companies with links to academia stand to benefit from this funding program because of the opportunity for academic researchers to receive funds to match the support of a committed industry partners, which can effectively double the money available to a project. POP award recipients will certainly be the investigators to watch for their future commercialization and industry collaboration efforts.
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