Funding of $67.5M will come from Genome Canada ($40 million), CIHR ($22.5 million) and the Cancer Stem Cell Consortium ($5 million). Projects will be funded for a maximum of four years. To qualify for funding, researchers must obtain matching funding that at is least equal to that provided through the competition, which will bring the total investment in this research area to close to $140 million. Matching funding is typically derived from provincial, academic, private sector or international sources.
Details about the competition are available here.
Press releases, dated January 31, 2012, about the federal government's support for personalized medicine, are available here and here.
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There's a webpage about "National and regional policies, funding instrumentation and strategic agendas in Personalised Medicine in Canada" at the EuroBioForum website.
ReplyDeleteA new report from companiesandmarkets.com says global stem cell products market to hit $6.6 billion by 2016
ReplyDeletehttp://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Market/Healthcare-and-Medical/Market-Research/Global-Markets-for-Stem-Cells-Market-Research-Report/RPT1087727
The global market for stem cell products was $3.8 billion in 2011. This market is expected to reach nearly $4.3 billion in 2012 and $6.6 billion by 2016, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.7% from 2011 to 2016.
The American market for stem cell products was $1.3 billion in 2011. This sector is expected to rise at a CAGR of 11.5% and reach nearly $2.3 billion by 2016.
The European market for stem cell products was $872 million in 2011 and is expected to reach nearly $1.5 billion by 2016, a CAGR of 10.9%.