BioCanRx – Research Program Renewal, Call for LOI’s

Bench to Bedside Translation of Innovative Cancer Biotherapeutics

BioCanRx, Canada’s Immunotherapy Network, is pleased to announce its 2019 Call for Letters of Intent. Selected Letters of Intent will be featured in the Scientific Program of our Cycle II application going forward for review in July 2019 to the federal government’s Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program.

Building on previous BioCanRx investments in Cycle I, the overarching goal of the Cycle II Research Program will focus on extending immunotherapy successes in the clinic beyond initial responders. To address this challenge, while making use of technologies in the BioCanRx pipeline or by soliciting new complimentary technology, BioCanRx will invest in projects aimed at understanding patient and/or tumour type limitation(s) and proposing improved novel therapies, trials, or combination approaches to overcome the identified limitation(s)

Applications must be received by Wednesday, May 1, 2019.

Please visit  https://biocanrx.com/research/research-program-renewal for full details about the call and Program Renewal strategy. Of particular interest to ARCC members, one of the Cycle II Areas of Priority Focus is “Early health technology assessments (HTA) and/or policy frameworks to support the development of novel biotherapeutics and/or combination therapy approaches”.

ELIGIBILITY

This call for LOIs is open to all investigators located at Canadian institutions eligible to receive peer-reviewed funding from any of the three, federal research-granting councils (CIHR, SSHRC, NSERC). If you have questions regarding your eligibility, or that of your institution, please contact, Jennifer Quizi, Director, Scientific Affairs.

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TIMELINES FOR LOI, BIOCANRX RENEWAL AND CALL TO FULL APPLICATION

  • March 15, 2019: Launch call for Letters of Intent.
  • May 1, 2019: Letters of Intent will be received at BioCanRx and reviewed by BioCanRx Research Committee.
  • May 2019: LOIs reviewed by the RMC. Selected LOIs will move forward to be incorporated in the BioCanRx renewal application, and invited to submit a full application upon confirmation of BioCanRx renewal. All applicants will receive feedback on their LOI the RMC.
  • July 12, 2019: Submission of the BioCanRx renewal application to the NCE.
  • August 15, 2019: Expert Panel Review for the BioCanRx Network.
  • November, 2019: Anticipated renewal funding announcement.
  • November, 2019: LOIs selected for full proposal will receive documentation to prepare full application.
  • February 2020: Full applications will be due at BioCanRx.
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