• Catalyst Awards link investigators to the industry expertise around us to turn discoveries into improvements in health.

  June H. Lee, MD, FACCP; Director

  To support and enable promising early translational research through research funding and essential expert consultation;
• To develop infrastructure and resources to facilitate early translational research;
• To facilitate collaborative research and partnerships through the identification of complementary expertise and team building;
• To provide educational resources to faculty and students on early translational research.

Catalyst Award: This competitive program provides funds and essential consultation to support early development of therapeutics, diagnostics, and devices. The award includes:

• Up to $100,000 toward critical experiments that increase the commercial and clinical viability of promising innovations;
• Critical research proposal review and feedback by a panel of experienced industry and academic experts;
• Customized one-on-one consultation with industry experts to address issues related to product development, technology management, commercialization, and funding/partnership strategy.

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Preclinical CRO vendor program: This program facilitates access to a number of pre-selected Contract Research Organizations (CRO’s) to investigators looking to tap into CRO expertise and conduct studies externally. Services offered by CRO’s include ADME/PK/Tox testing, selection of preclinical disease models, bio/analytical services, medicinal chemistry and custom synthesis, GMP manufacturing and more. Request more information from Irina Gitlin, PhD or call 415-514-8510

Pre-clinical Development Consultation Service: This program provides expert advice to investigators in the area of early-phase product development, including high-throughput screening, medicinal and synthetic chemistry, and pre-clinical safety and efficacy evaluation of therapeutics and devices. Request a consultation