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Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Therapeutic Agent Characterization and Preclinical Efficacy Studies

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The Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE) program, managed by the National Institutes of Health and the HEAL initiative, seeks to fund pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, and efficacy studies for therapeutic agents. The goal is to demonstrate that small molecules or biologics possess sufficient biological activity to justify further development as treatments for supported disorders or as non-opioid analgesics with minimal addiction liability. Efficacy testing may be performed using validated in vivo models or New Approach Methodologies. This opportunity is currently listed as a forecast, meaning applications are not being solicited at this time. The notice serves to allow potential applicants to establish collaborations and develop responsive projects ahead of the formal solicitation. Interested parties can contact the program via the provided email for further inquiries.

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NIH IGNITE program supports early translational studies of non-opioid therapeutics’ biological activity.

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AgencyDepartment Of Health And Human Services → National Institutes Of Health
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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Aging, the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long Term (HEAL) initiative, and other participating ICs seek to support applications to conduct pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, and efficacy studies to demonstrate that the proposed therapeutic agent(s) have sufficient biological activity to warrant further development as therapeutics for disorders or diseases supported by participating ICs or for non-opioid analgesic therapeutics with little or no addiction liability as a part of the NIH HEAL initiative. Therapeutic agents include small molecules or biologics. Efficacy testing can be conducted in validated in vivo models and/or validated New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) as appropriate.

Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects.

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