Competitions and Funding / CQDM/Alsace BioValley Joint Program

The 2012 competition

Networking event

To create relationships between researchers in Alsace and Québec and to facilitate the preparation of a joint application, the CQDM and Alsace BioValley will host a networking event that will be held in Montreal on October 13^th and 14^th, 2011. Researchers from Québec are invited to come to meet the members of the Alsace delegation, which will be represented by several researchers in different areas.

In order to optimize the interactions during this event, the researchers interested in participating must communicate their interest to CQDM before September 20^th, 2011. For more information, please contact Mounia Azzi at mazzi@cqdm.org.

Event schedule

Application

Deadline for the submission of the projects: February 8^th, 2012

The main goal of the CQDM / Alsace BioValley joint program is to strengthen biomedical research in Quebec and Alsace by the alignment of international resources.

CQDM and Alsace BioValley are seeking collaborative research proposals on the development of novel and potentially transformative enabling technologies or tools for biopharmaceutical research

The research done in Quebec will be directly financed by the CQDM as a grant.

A maximum of 700K$ could be attributed to the Quebec component. If needed, it is the CQDM’s right to make grant applications to secure some funding.

The research performed in Alsace could be funded by local authorities (European, national or local) and by Oséo (an agency that supports SMEs). The financial package will depend on the amount budgeted, and, most importantly, on the type and number of partners involved (academic/private).

If possible, it is preferred that the funding request of the Alsace component be comparable to that of the Quebec component.

This funding may take the form of grants or repayable advances, covering part of the project costs, according to European regulations

The selection of the projects will be overseen by an external peer review committee nominated jointly by CQDM and Alsace BioValley. The members of this committee will be chosen for their specific scientific and/or industrial expertise in the field of the submitted projects.

Announcement of the final selection will be made on May 1st, 2012

Important dates:

Interest in the networking event	September 20^th, 2011
Networking event in Montreal	October 13-14^th, 2011
Deadline to submit full proposals	February 8^th, 2012
Confirmation of the final funding decision	May 1^st , 2012
Signature of the research agreement	October 2012
Funding release & beginning of the projects	October 2012