[ Novartis Forschungsstiftung – FreeNovation | Research funding on biomedical research ]
Event details
| Date | 16.04.2022 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
The Novartis Research Foundation (Novartis Forschungsstiftung) has just launched the 2022 FreeNovation thematic call for biomedical research projects. Up to 15 projects will be supported with maximum CHF 180’000 for 18 months.
The fields accepted for the 2022 call are:
- Regulation of mitochondrial function
- Pre-symptomatic detection of metabolic diseases
- Immune memory of tissues
For further information on the 2022 fields, have a look at the “call 2022” document in the EPFL Toolkit.
Proposals must:
- Relate to biomedical research with the ultimate aim to provide innovative healthcare solutions for patients.
- Be unconventional and radical, with the potential to open up novel research directions and aiming beyond incremental innovation and discovery.
- Be particularly original and hard to fund by conventional funding programs due to the “unorthodox” character of the idea or absence of a long-standing academic reputation held by the researchers.
- NOT include commercial activities nor be influenced by commercial interests.
Interdisciplinary research often has a higher chance of funding.
Results from preliminary studies are NOT a prerequisite. Risk-taking is encouraged.
Who can apply:
- PhD or equivalent qualification
- Employed at a reputable healthcare or healthcare-related organization, incl. university, university hospital or university of applied science in Switzerland throughout the duration of the grant.
- Max. 2 applicants → co-applicants may together submit a single proposal.
Funding & Duration: Max. CHF 180’000 for up to 18 months
Deadlines:
- Call Deadline: 16 April 2022 -> submit your proposal by 23:59 CET via FreeNovation online application portal.
Proposals will be reviewed anonymously to encourage young scientists and unconventional ideas by an international review committee chaired by Prof. Gerd Folkers (ETHZ) with 6 academic and 3 Novartis scientists, who are experts in the field. Decisions will be communicated in mi- July 2022.
For further information, please have a look at the call webpage (in French or German), call description (in English), submission portal, call guidelines and the EPFL Toolkit. You will find the list of past laureates here.
Practical information
- General public
- Free