RMNI - Summer 2009 Update

Announcement

Effective April 1, 2009, Dr. Anthony Phillips has been appointed Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), champion for the Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine Initiative.

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New funding opportunities

RMNI Emerging Team Grant
The RMNI Team grant program supports innovative multi-disciplinary regenerative medicine and nanomedicine research approaches to health problems. The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $500,000 per annum for up to 5 years. Please refer to the list of Eligible Research Areas for more information on RMNI's priorities.

Competition Dates:
Launch Date July 9 2009
Letter of Intent Deadline November 2, 2009
Application Deadline June 1, 2010
Funding Start Date January 4, 2011

Knowledge Synthesis Grant
RMNI is partnering on this funding opportunity lead by CIHR's Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Branch. You may view the list of RMNI Eligible Research Areas for more information on RMNI's priorities. The maximum amount awarded for a synthesis is $100,000 per annum for up to 1 year, and for scoping reviews is $50,000 per annum for up to 1 year.

Competition Dates:
Launch Date: July 9, 2009
Registration Deadline September 1, 2009
Application Deadline October 1, 2009
Funding Start Date March 1, 2010

Research/Operation Grants: Alternative Radiopharmaceuticals for Medical Imaging
CIHR and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) are providing $6 million in research funding to find alternatives to the medical isotopes that are affected by the current shutdown at the Chalk River nuclear reactor. This funding opportunity is solely to provide the needed short-term impetus to speed the development of replacements for the PET and SPECT ^99mTc – labeled, reactor-produced radiopharmaceuticals.

Competition Dates: 
Launch Date: June 16, 2009
Registration Deadline September 1, 2009
Application Deadline September 15, 2009
Funding Start Date October 31, 2009

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Recent funding decisions

Knowledge Synthesis Grant (June 2008 Launch)
One grant was funded by RMNI through this competition. Full decision results for this competition can be viewed here.

Knowledge Synthesis Grant (December 2008 Launch)
This competition is currently closed and results are expected in December 2009.

Catalyst Grant: Invention and High-Risk, High-Benefit Research (December 2008 Launch)
This competition is currently closed, and decision results will be made available in August 2009.

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Publications

RMNI's Initiative brochure, Regenerative Medicine & Nanomedicine: Investing Today in the Promise of Tomorrow (Second Edition), has been finalized and can be accessed on CIHR's website. If you would like to receive a hard copy of the report, please contact us.

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Upcoming workshops

Advanced Bioimaging Technologies Conference
September 15 – 18, 2009, Banff, Alberta, Canada
The latest technical advances in biomedical imaging including molecular imaging, and nanotechnology will be presented. The recent advances in whole body MRI, multi-transmit technology and gradient-free MRI will be presented amongst other topics.

PMRM 2009 - International Symposium on Polymeric Materials for Regenerative Medicine
September 16-18, 2009, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

Note: There are currently no Nanoforum / Nanomedicine workshops planned for 2009.

Please submit any workshops you would like to see advertised in this newsletter.

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Contact

Eric Marcotte
Associate Director
eric.marcotte@cihr-irsc.gc.ca