Health Tech Innovation for Women's Health initiative

Health Tech Innovation for Women's Health initiative is sponsored by Massachusetts State Government. This initiative addresses healthcare disparities in women's health by supporting startups developing innovative health technology solutions tailored to women's health issues.

Women’s Health Innovation Grants - MLSC Explore the Women’s Health Initiative Women’s Health Innovation Grants The application period will run from Sept. 23 – Dec. 6, 2024 at 1 p.

m. EST. The Women’s Health Innovation Grants are part of the MLSC’s Women’s Health Initiative .

The grants focus on projects with translational potential and preliminary supporting data, but still require a key set of proof-of-concept experiments prior to attracting a commercial partner or spinning out into a new company.

Projects could include hiring a postdoc to perform research, working with a CRO, entering into a sponsored research agreement, etc. Individual grants of up to $300,000 Awards made to Massachusetts-based women’s health researchers Up to $3 million is available for the whole program Application Period Begins External Review Period Begin Register for Info Session Register for Info Session Register for Info Session Eligibility and Requirements An eligible applicant must be a full or part-time employee at a Massachusetts-based research institution proposing as a Principal Investigator a project focused on increasing our understanding of sex and gender differences in biology (that has translational potential) or developing solutions for diseases or conditions that affect women solely, disproportionately, or differently.

Funding must be used to support an experiment or experiments that increase(s) the translational opportunity for the technology with a defined goal such as filing patents, securing sponsored research agreement, attracting other industry support, etc. To evaluate applications, an external panel of scientists from academia and industry with expertise in women’s health and translating early-stage innovations will review applications with an eye towards their value to our understanding of women’s health, the unmet need they are addressing, and the proposed solution, among other criteria.

Are you eligible to apply? Learn more. Please note that the submission system only allows one active application per grant program at a time for each user account.

It is possible to have an active application across multiple programs, as well as submit applications for the same program sequentially. Deliverables, Confidentiality, and General Conditions Women's Health Initiative R. E.

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T. A. (Databases, Algorithms, Tools, and Analyses) Repository Massachusetts recognizes there has been a lack of development in novel solutions to treat conditions that solely or disproportionately affect women or have a different presentation between genders.

This impacts not only patients, but also employers and the healthcare system. The consequences are profound, with women more likely to have adverse drug reactions than men, and the lack of effective therapies results in reduced quality of life. The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center aims to support and incentivize translational project teams developing novel solutions in this area of need.

Learn more about the 2021 , 2023 , and 2024 Women’s Health Innovation awardees, including the principal investigator and the innovative projects. follow-on funding received “Innovation is Massachusetts’ calling card now and into the future. The Mass Leads Act doubles down on our leadership opportunities in areas like women’s health to advance not only our life sciences sector, but also our health care system and broader economy.

” – Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll “This funding will allow for the establishment of a state-of-the art center to study lactation science. The Lactation Lab will encompass both a basic science laboratory, with protocols optimized for breastmilk assays, and a clinical research space designed for the needs of breastfeeding women and their infants.

” – Sarbattama Sen, MD, Attending Neonatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School “Massachusetts has already established the infrastructure, supported by the MLSC, to leverage new investments in women’s health to maximize the impact. The MLSC serves as an example of the impact that investment in women’s health can provide.

” – Jamie Maguire, Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine If you have questions regarding the application process, e-mail WomensHealth@masslifesciences. com with Innovation Grant in the subject line.

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