Scout | NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics: SBIR U44 funding for biologic therapies for nervous/neuromuscular disorders, preclinical to Phase 1

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NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics: SBIR U44 funding for biologic therapies for nervous/neuromuscular disorders, preclinical to Phase 1

NIH’s BPN Biologics program funds small businesses to advance biologic therapies (e.g., antibodies, peptides, oligonucleotides, gene and cell therapies) for nervous and neuromuscular disorders. Using a milestone-driven U44 Fast-Track, projects can progress from lead optimization and IND-enabling work to optional first-in-human Phase 1 trials, with access to NIH guidance and optional CRO suppor…

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Agency: National Institutes of Health

Sub-agency: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Phase: Phase II

Dates

Opportunity Released: October 1, 2024

Open for Submission: October 1, 2024

Submission Deadline: August 18, 2027

Application Window Closes: August 18, 2027

Eligibility

small_business

For-Profit Organizations: United States Small Business Concerns (SBCs) only

Joint ventures that qualify as U.S. SBCs (each party must independently meet SBIR/STTR ownership/control requirements; foreign business participation in the JV must be <50%)

SBCs majority-owned by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, or private equity firms (SBIR-only; no single such firm may own >50% unless it itself qualifies as a U.S.-owned SBC)

Keywords

nih

sbir u44

neurotherapeutics

biologics

gene therapy

cell therapy

phase 1

ind-enabling

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