Medical Research Council Proximity to Discovery Fund

News article 7 Apr 2017
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LSTM’s Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics has successfully secured institutional funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to fund projects under the Proximity to Discovery Fund (P2D). 

The scheme aims at supporting and fostering new collaborations, early interactions and knowledge exchange between industry and academic researchers in the MRC strategic areas.

The P2D scheme aims at:

  • Supporting new collaborations between industry and academia with potential to have impact in Global Health.
  • Creating a platform for LSTM researchers interested in translating their research into benefits for Global Health.
  • Delivering scientifically excellent translational proposals that have the potential for sustained collaborations which will ultimately lead to increased research capacity and an improvement in research outputs and impact.

The fund will provide multiple awards, typically in the region of £10k - £20k for translational research projects in key MRC strategic areas. Project duration is flexible but all successful projects must end by 31st August 2018 .