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Cancer Research UK: Early detection innovation sandpit and award
Added date
20/02/2020
Closing date
15/04/2020
Call summary
Cancer Research UK, Pancreatic Cancer UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council invite applications for their early detection innovation sandpit and award. This aims to catalyse new multidisciplinary collaborations to drive forward earlier detection of pancreatic cancer. Applicants must attend a three-day sandpit workshop where they will have the opportunity to network and form new collaborations spanning diverse research areas and organisations, work in broad multidisciplinary teams to generate new and innovative ideas, and pitch projects for seed funding to test the feasibility of their ideas. Teams who successfully pitch proposals at the workshop receive seed-funding worth £100,000 for one year to cover the costs of pilot or feasibility studies.
Scientific scope
Radiology & Medical Imaging; Biomedical Engineering; Colorectal, Pancreatic & Stomach Cancers; Cancer Diagnosis
PI eligibility
Researchers from all career stages and sectors may apply. They must be based in the UK. Applications are welcome from a wide range of disciplines, including from those working in the fields of cancer biology, healthcare professionals, computer scientists, mathematicians and statisticians, engineers, physical scientists, and those working in the digital and technology space.