Results of the Team Grant: Clinical Research Initiatives (Regional/National Clinical Research Initiatives) Competition

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are pleased to provide the results of the "Team Grant: Clinical Research Initiatives (Regional/National Clinical Research Initiatives) competition.

Objectives

The ultimate objective of the Regional/National Clinical Research Initiatives is to contribute to improved health for Canadians, a sustainable health care system, and a stronger economy through a focus on solving high-impact, clinically-relevant health problems. In order to achieve this overarching objective, the initiative aims to:

• support high-quality research programs with potentially high-impact, clinically relevant health problems;
• support outstanding teams of talented and experienced researchers;
• improve the national infrastructure for clinical research;
• increase operational funding for clinical research;
• provide superior training and mentorship environments in order to sustain Canadian talent and leadership in clinical research; and,
• ensure that discoveries made in Canada are evaluated, further developed and implemented in Canada, maximizing health and economic benefits.

A total of 11 applications were submitted. Applications were reviewed by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)/CIHR Regional/National Clinical Research Initiatives Peer Review Committee, resulting in the approval of five (5) applications, of which three will be awarded funding for research infrastructure by the CFI. For a list of CFI infrastructure contributions, go to CFI website.

Name(s)/ Institution Paid/ Title	CIHR's Total funding	Partners	Partners' Total Funding	Term
Fraser, W.D. Hôpital Sainte-Justine (Montreal) The Integrated Research Network of Perinatology of Quebec (IRNPQ)	$9,998,025			5 yr(s)
Grimshaw, J. Ottawa Health Research Institute Knowledge Translation Canada: A National Research Network	$9,795,574	CFI	$2,445,883	5 yr(s)
Hayden, M. R. University of British Columbia Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety	$10,000,000	CFI	$4,037,746	5 yr(s)
Tardif, J-C. Montreal Heart Institute Canadian Atherosclerosis Imaging Network	$10,000,000			5 yr(s)
Yusuf, S. McMaster University Network and Centre for Global Clinical Trials	$9,582,529	CFI	$10,000,000	5 yr(s)