[ascct] NC3Rs 2013 CRACK IT Challenges Launch event 5 September 2013
- From: Kristie Sullivan <KSullivan@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "ascct@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ascct@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:08:58 -0400
Dear Colleagues:
The NC3Rs public-private partnership "CRACK IT Challenges" for the upcoming
year have been announced. There will be a launch and networking event on the
5th of September.
The awards are open to non-UK-based applicants but the project leader must be
UK-based. Each of the challenges offers up to 1 Million GBP, so if you have
collaborators in the UK you may wish to put an application together.
Questions can be directed to
CRACKITenquiries@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:CRACKITenquiries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.
Kristie Sullivan
Secretary, ASCCT
www.ascctox.org<http://www.ascctox.org>
We are pleased to announce this year’s NC3Rs CRACK IT Challenges 2013 launch
event will take place on 5 September in Central London.
CRACK IT Challenges is a research competition to solve scientific and business
problems identified by the bioscience sector. The Challenges are designed to
reduce the reliance on animal models and/or improve animal welfare and lead to
the development of marketable products. The competition is run with the SBRI
and Challenges are sponsored by companies who provide in-kind contributions
such as data, validation and expertise.
This year’s competition includes five Challenges, involving seven sponsors:
§ UnTangle: Development of an iPSC cell neuronal network platform to assay tau
spread and pathology for Alzheimer’s Disease drug development.
§ InPulse: iPSC cardiomyocyte platform to assess drug-induced contractility
liabilities.
§ Inhalation Translation: Development of an approach to non-invasively assess
inflammation and adverse events in rodent models of respiratory disease.
§ NephroTube: Development of a multi-compartmental, microfluidic tissue model
of tubular injury in assays of nephrotoxicity.
§ Virtual Lab: Use of virtual information and tools to enhance disease
modelling and new target development.
Each of these Challenges offers up to one million GBP funding and a research
contract for up to three years. The Challenge briefs will be available on the
CRACK IT and SBRI website from 1 August 2013.
The launch event is free to attend but registration is essential. You must
first register on the CRACK IT
website<http://www.crackit.org.uk/calendar/2013launchevent?utm_source=crack+it+email+out&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=crack+it+2013+launch+email+out>
and then for the event itself. Event registration will open at the beginning
of August.
The programme for the event includes:
§ Challenge-specific surgeries where participants can meet the sponsors and
discuss the Challenges in detail
§ Networking sessions around Challenge zones providing an opportunity to
identify new collaborators to help solve the Challenges
§ A case study of the CRACK IT Challenges experience from a winner of one of
the 2011 CRACK IT Challenges
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