Colleagues,
... The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting research project applications for high-impact technologies for image-guided interventions...
... image-guided interventions (IGI), integrate images for navigation during a treatment or biopsy. The goal of the IGI initiative is to produce technologies that will replace current treatments with minimally invasive, image-guided interventions...
... This FOA is intended to support the second phase of a two-phase project that will deliver image-guided interventions that have a high clinical impact. Preliminary data describing a prototype system that demonstrates the feasibility of the image-guided intervention is required to apply to this solicitation...
... Multidisciplinary collaborations and/or partnerships with industry are encouraged, but are not required...
... The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) intends to commit up to $5,000,000 ... and anticipates funding 4-6 awards ...
... An applicant may request a project period of up to five years and a budget for total direct costs may not exceed $750,000 in any year of the project period. It is anticipated that most applications will request $500,000 to $750,000 per year direct costs...
Opening Date: December 20, 2009 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): December 20, 2009
Application Due Date(s): January 20, 2010
Read on at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-09-002.html#Sec...
ENJOY!
CC