Applying to the Catalyze Program: Tips from the director and programmatic offerings that set us apart

Event description

Presenters: Dr. Mike Pieck, Emily Vernon, MMB, and Brailey Faris, MS

The Catalyze Program is a translational science program that offers a unique set of resources to support you along your innovation journey in moving your projects into practical application. Accepted investigators not only receive clinical, manufacturing, and regulatory expertise from the Catalyze team, but have access to broader resources at RTI International, including market and value proposition assessments from the RTI Innovation Advisors. Interested in learning more?

Join Dr. Mike Pieck (the Catalyze Scientific Director) and members of RTI Innovation Advisors team ahead of the next application receipt deadline (due: July 21st, 2022) to:

  • learn what types of resources you have access to as a member of the Catalyze Program
  • receive guidance for developing a competitive Catalyze application

Webinar presented on June 16, 2022 to an invited audience.

This video is provided for educational purposes only.

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Chapters

0:00
Introduction
2:15
Welcome! We're so glad you are here!
3:30
Catalyze Background
7:00
Catalyze Vision
8:15
Program Components
9:40
Catalyze Coordinating Center Resources
13:45
When developing any type of innovation, it's crucial to understand the impact from multiple angles, including desirability, feasibility, and viability
15:55
Examples of Viability (Business), Desirability (Human) and Feasibility (Technical) Questions
23:30
Viability Case Study
29:00
Product Definition Funding Opportunities
29:55
What to expect as a Catalyze Awardee
32:57
Product Development - Enabling Technologies Funding Opportunity
34:33
Product Development - Small Molecules and Biologics Funding Opportunity
37:05
Product Development - Devices, Diagnostics and Tools Funding Opportunity
38:40
Product Definition Special Requirements
41:05
Special Requirements – Project Management
42:05
Special Requirements – Milestones
43:45
Special Requirements – Intellectual Property and Regulatory
45:00
Special Requirements – Rigor and Reproducibility
45:40
Special Requirements – Accelerator Partner
46:45
Special Requirements – Matching Funds
47:50
Special Requirements – Checklist
50:40
Is my project a good fit for Catalyze
52:25
Contact Information
53:00
Q&A
This research was, in part, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Agreement OT2 HL157844-01. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the NIH.