CCS/CIHR/BC SPARK GRANTS: NOVEL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN CANCER PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION – Registration
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with Unit
Memorial Deadline: RGCS review not required for Registration
External Deadline: Friday 28th, August 2020
Description
Program Launch: Mid-July 2020
Registration due date: August 28, 2020
Full application due date: October 16, 2020
Results announcement: January 8, 2021
Anticipated funding start date: January 15, 2021
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The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Cancer Research (CIHR-ICR), and Brain Canada Foundation (BC or Brain Canada) have committed a total of up to $2.4M over one year to jointly fund Spark Grants focused on Novel Technology Applications in Cancer Prevention and Early Detection.
Background
The intent of the Novel Technology Application in Cancer Prevention and Early Detection program is to “spark” and accelerate new activity in the development and/or application of truly novel approaches to cancer prevention and early detection. For example, the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital solutions are rapidly evolving, but adoption by the health sector currently lags behind that in other sectors. The desire to improve the efficacy and efficiency of cancer prevention and control continues to drive multiple innovations into practice, including AI. Great potential exists with respect to machine learning, robotics, digital solutions and other emerging technologies for added value for patients, populations, organizations and systems. For instance, AI excels at recognizing complex patterns and thus offers the opportunity to transform aspects of cancer prevention and detection. AI can enable the aggregation of multiple data streams into powerful integrated diagnostic systems spanning radiographic images, genomics, pathology, electronic health records, and social networks. To accelerate progress and uptake in cancer prevention and early detection in the short- to medium-term, CCS, CIHR-ICR and BC are launching this funding opportunity to support Spark Grants designed to gather pilot data to drive the application of truly innovative new technologies, or the novel repurposing of existing technologies into the study of cancer prevention and early detection.
More information can be found here.