[CCoE Notice] Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)

[Fritz Claydon]

*Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)*

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*CPRIT Commercialization RFAs Have Changed *

The CPRIT Commercialization Program has released revised versions of the
following new RFAs, now available on the CPRIT
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·         Company Commercialization
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·         Company Formation
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·         Company Relocation
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The RFAs have been revised to clarify the three-step review process and the
structure of the research plan.  Applicants are advised (in Section 9.1 of
each RFA) that once an application passes commercialization review, it will
then undergo an independent and extensive scientific review, which is
considered the first aspect of the due diligence review process. Scientific
reviewers with appropriate expertise will be chosen from a large pool of
leading experts in the respective field. The research plan submitted must be
of sufficient depth and quality to pass rigorous scrutiny by this highly
qualified group. To the extent possible, the research plan (described in
Section 10.3.10 of each RFA) should be driven by data.


In addition, the Company Formation and Company Relocation review criteria
have been revised (see Sections 9.2 and 9.3).  Company Formation applicants
will be evaluated based not only on the current status of the components of
the business plan but also on whether current weaknesses and gaps are
acknowledged and whether plans to address them are outlined.

-- 
Fritz Claydon Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean of Administration and Research
University of Houston
Cullen College of Engineering
713.743.4204
fclaydon at uh.edu

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