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SUMMARY:MRC Proximity to Discovery Phase 4 – Funding to support interacti
 ons with industry
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DESCRIPTION:The Business Engagement Team is pleased to announce that we h
 ave been awarded £237\,000 from MRC to deliver Phase 4 of the MRC Proxim
 ity to Discovery (P2D) Industry Engagement Fund\, running from 1 May 201
 8 to 31 August 2019. \nCall for proposals: Opens 1 May 2018\, deadline o
 f 30 June 2018\nThe fund aims to overcome the bottleneck to the establis
 hment of new collaborations by supporting early interactions and knowled
 ge exchange between industry and academic researchers. Successful propos
 als will:\n•	Enhance academic understanding of industry or vice versa in
  order to foster biomedical research collaborations\n•	Showcase biomedic
 al research to highlight the opportunities they provide for potential in
 dustry partners\n•	Allow an exchange of skills or knowledge which will e
 nable new collaborative projects to develop\n\nThose interested to apply
  are encouraged to attend this event to learn more about the funding sch
 emes and receive guidance for developing proposals. You will hear case s
 tudies of previously funded projects and information on complementary fu
 nding schemes in the translational research pathway. There will be oppor
 tunity for networking and getting advice on your P2D proposal ideas from
  P2D panel members. \n
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:4.005\, AV Hill Building\, Manchester
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