ENTELLIGENCE is a program designed for basic science, translational and clinical research in the field of cardiopulmonary medicine. The ENTELLIGENCE program provides opportunities for individual young investigators to promote quality medical care and enhance patients' lives by supporting research (basic science, translational and clinical research) in the area of pulmonary hypertension (PH) related to expanding our knowledge of the pathways involved in pulmonary vascular pathobiology and ultimately, to improve treatment for patients with pulmonary hypertension.
ENTELLIGENCE was established by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. in 2005. Actelion provides individual grants of up to $100,000 to qualified investigators to conduct research via a 12-month mentored grant. These grants are awarded by the ENTELLIGENCE Steering Committee to qualified investigators who show promise in their investigations and are based on scientific merit, originality, feasibility, and applicability to the diagnosis and treatment of PH. A condition of the grant application and funding is supervision by an appropriate mentor.
Applications will be considered for basic science, translation or clinical research specifically targeting pulmonary vascular disease including, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Treatment
- Genetics
- Diagnosis
- Epidemiology
Receipt of a grant in no way requires the recipient, nor implies that the recipient is obligated to, recommend or prescribe any Actelion products. The main focus of the project should be to develop a better understanding of an approach to disorders of pulmonary vascular biology, particularly PH. Bridge funding, therapeutic drug trials (eg. efficacy and safety evaluation), and registries are not eligible. The projects must be achievable within the time frame (1 year) and budget allocation of up to $100,000. Additional funding sources are acceptable and must be clearly identified.
For more information, please visit: http://www.entelligencemd.org/program_overview and http://www.entelligencemd.org/submitting_an_application