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SUMMARY:[ MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION | RESEARCH FUNDING ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170927
DTSTAMP:20260510T164925Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: The ultimate aim of the Michael J. Fox Foundation is to 
 “eliminate Parkinson’s disease in our lifetime”. Their funding strat
 egy strongly emphasizes translational and clinical research\, and to this 
 end\, they offer support in three broad categories:\n\n	Target advancement
 : Novel or established PD-relevant targets\n	Therapeutic development: Pre-
 clinical and clinical avenues\n	Improved biomarkers and outcome measures: 
 Development or optimization\n\n \nFunding: Budgets set by sub-category: t
 arget advancement (100\,000 USD per project)\;  therapeutic development (
 100\,000-500\,00 USD for pre-clinical projects\, negotiable for clinical p
 rojects)\; improved biomarkers (4 million USD for all projects\; no budget
  limit)\n \nDuration: Target advancement projects have a 1-year duration\
 ; others do not have stated limits\, but must provide a timeline.\n \nPre
 -proposal Deadline: 27 September 2017\nFull proposals Solicited (invitatio
 n only): December 2017\nFull proposal Deadline (invitation only): 23 Janua
 ry 2018\nAnticipated funding: May 2018\n \nFurther information\n\n\n	Webi
 nar available for more information: 7 September 2017 7\n	Please check the 
 webpage for all details and application documents\n	Contact the Research O
 ffice (research@epfl.ch)\n
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