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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><span>CPRIT Abstracts Due in One Month<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span>All abstracts for the 2nd Annual CPRIT Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference are due August 6th. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span><br>For more information, see our <a href="http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9bc46acc55c4a42d93566d3a5&id=e86c3d9540&e=c5fcdf93e1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Annual Conference Page</a>.<br>
<br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span>*****<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><span>CPRIT's Commercialization Program Releases Three New Requests for Applications (RFA)<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span>The CPRIT Commercialization Program is pleased to announce the release the following requests for applications (RFAs): <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span><a href="http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9bc46acc55c4a42d93566d3a5&id=930935ab29&e=c5fcdf93e1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Company Commercialization Awards</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span>This award mechanism seeks to support Texas-based applicant companies or limited partnerships that have already received at least one round of professional institutional investment.<br>
<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><a href="http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9bc46acc55c4a42d93566d3a5&id=95a9078c7f&e=c5fcdf93e1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Company Formation Awards</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span>This award mechanism seeks to support early-stage "start-up" applicant companies or limited partnerships with no previous round of professional institutional investment.<br>
<br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><a href="http://state.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9bc46acc55c4a42d93566d3a5&id=26e08b7e5f&e=c5fcdf93e1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Company Relocation Awards</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span>This award mechanism seeks to support the relocation of applicant companies or limited partnerships from other states to Texas.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span>In addition to these three new RFAs, CPRIT’s commercialization program currently has an open RFA for <a href="http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9bc46acc55c4a42d93566d3a5&id=2a513dbd00&e=c5fcdf93e1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Texas Life Sciences Incubator Infrastructure Award</a>. The goal of the Texas Life Sciences Incubator Infrastructure Award is the development or enhancement of incubator organizations that will provide valuable programs and services in Texas to enhance the ability to commercialize innovative, new products for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer and to establish infrastructure that is critical to the development of a robust life sciences industry in the State.<br>
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<b><span>CPRIT Prevention Program Announces Q&A Webinars for Evidence-Based Cancer Prevention Services RFA<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span>The CPRIT <a href="http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9bc46acc55c4a42d93566d3a5&id=fc8084eb4d&e=c5fcdf93e1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Prevention Program</a> will host two webinars to discuss the recently released <a href="http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9bc46acc55c4a42d93566d3a5&id=882497faa2&e=c5fcdf93e1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Evidence-Based Cancer Prevention Services (EBP)</a> funding opportunity and to allow potential applicants to ask questions regarding the EBP award mechanism and online application receipt system.<br>
<br>Webinars will be held:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><u></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Webinar 1: July 12, 2011, 2 – 3:30 p.m.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Webinar 2: July 14, 2011, 2 – 3:30 p.m.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span>To register for one of the webinars listed above, click <a href="http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9bc46acc55c4a42d93566d3a5&id=6be0b51e45&e=c5fcdf93e1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">here</a>. You will receive an email with log-in instructions for the webinar once your registration has been confirmed.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><br><br><p><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(95, 73, 122)"><img src="cid:image002.gif@01CB5B03.0A709150" alt="Logo" height="43" width="250"></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:rgb(95, 73, 122)"></span></p>
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