Attention all medical researchers and scientists!
We're excited to announce the launch of a new three-phase TARGETED Challenge, hosted by National Institutes of Health, as part of NIH's Somatic Cell Genome Editing (SCGE) commitment to developing targeted delivery systems to deliver genome editors.
What is the TARGETED Challenge?
This Challenge asks participants to develop new and improved in vivo delivery technology for genome editors in two Target Areas:
1) programmable delivery systems to deliver genome editing machinery that can target specific tissues or cell types, and
2) highly efficient non-viral delivery systems capable of crossing the blood brain barrier to deliver genome editing machinery to a substantial proportion of clinically relevant cell types in the central nervous system.
If you have any of the following areas of study and research, you'll fit right in:
- Genome editing
- Vehicle delivery
- Gene therapy
- Gene engineering
- Genetics
- Biotechnology
- And other related fields
In the Phase 1 participants are required to submit a proposal describing their solution and how it will address the requirements for one of the Target Areas.
The Challenge Prize
TARGETED Challenge participants will be competing for their share of a $6,000,000 USD prize pool and the ability to get their solution tested on large animals by NIH. Phase 1 participants will be competing for a chance to win up to $75,000 USD!
Register Now!
If you're interested in this Challenge, register below to stay up-to-date with the latest news that can provide additional information for your solution.
Learn more about the challenge,
visit the challenge portal here.
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