Proposals must be biotechnology focused, show promise for the commercial market, and applicants must have a company collaborator. The maximum amount of the award is $75K for one year, matched to a company’s support. We are also offering a limited number of add-on awards for materials needs for up to $5,000 each, thanks to Cornell’s Center for Materials Research.
The CAT funding awards require collaborative applied research and technology transfer with company partners that will lead to quantifiable economic impact in New York State.
PIs are invited to submit proposals for consideration in the award competition by March 23, 2020. Instructions and forms for the CAT proposals:
http://www.biotech.cornell.edu/cat/cat-awards/apply-instructions
Eligibility
Multi-investigator CAT proposals between scientists in different disciplines and between faculty in the Medical College and the Ithaca/Geneva campuses are encouraged. Priority will be given to those applications that show the following:
1) Scientific merit – proof of principle at the laboratory level, quality innovation, good experimental design. Avoid scientific jargon.
2) Good market potential and clear commercialization pathway – demonstrate understanding of target market and its size, competing inventions, regulatory approvals needed, plans to disclose invention(s) to Cornell University, scale-up from laboratory to commercial level
3) Economic impact potential – job creation and revenues within New York State that could arise from your invention in the future, and approximate timelines for the impact
PIs are urged to collaborate with their company sponsors in preparing the economic impact portion of their proposal; an increasingly important element in proposal evaluation. If your proposal is funded you will be asked to provide a series of PowerPoint slides/images to be used as an example of the research being undertaken with CAT funding. Awardees will provide a brief (~150 word) update in January and a 3-page final report in June. Awardees are required to give presentations in June of 2021. Institute staff are available to assist in identifying potential company partners or to provide advice on the program proposal preparation. Examples of previous awards can be found at http://www.biotech.cornell.edu/cat/cat-awards/cat-projects.
For 2020-21 proposals: Supplement option will be offered by the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) for selected projects. CAT applicants can applly for an award of an additional $5,000 to supplement a CAT grant, if the project's activities related to development, characterization, or testing of materials. Please describe in your proposal on page 2 and justify in the Budget section on page 4. Visit this link for more information.
Application Requirements
The grant application is due March 23, 2020. Awards are usually announced in May-June and funding begins July 1. General questions about CAT should be addressed to Marla Coppolino at (607) 254-6541 or mlc247@cornell.edu. Financial questions should be addressed to Executive Director Tami Magnus at (607) 255-3374 or tjm33@cornell.edu.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not fill out the application unless you have a New York State industry partner. For questions, contact Marla Coppolino at (607) 254-6541 or mlc247@cornell.edu.
Guidelines for your New York State industry partner are downloadable here.
Download the CAT application here. It is a fill-in pdf form. IMPORTANT: Save it to your computer with this filename format: lastname_firstname_CAT_appl_2020.pdf, and when complete, email it (along with supporting documents) to Marla Coppolino mlc247@cornell.edu. Copy Tami Magnus tjm33@cornell.edu.
If you have any difficulty in using the pdf form, contact Marla Coppolino mlc247@cornell.edu to receive a Word version.
A template for the Industry Partner's letter of support can be downloadable here.
General questions or concerns regarding CAT awards can be directed to biotech@cornell.edu.
Obligations of funding receipt
- Three PowerPoint slides containing images devoted to the concept, innovation and impact of your project.
- A brief Project Update in mid-January summarizing activities to the end of December.
- A lightning talk on your project at our annual event in June.
- A new project summary and 3-page final report at the end of the project period. For details, please contact us.
- Please note that you will be asked to ensure your company collaborators complete annual economic impact reporting.
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