FW: Neural Interfaces News, December 2016
Axel Blau (IIT.NBT.ETfN)
Dear Stephen and OpenWorm community,
Only today I became aware of the following US-only funding opportunities below (particularly 6.), which may fit the scope of the OpenWorm project. Non-profit and non-academic organizations can apply (see section E, page I-5 of attached guidelines). A letter of intent is due on January 9th, a full proposal by February 6th. A slide collection from last year with details on the program is attached as well.
Best wishes,
Axel
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Subject: Neural Interfaces News, December 2016
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Neural Interfaces News, December 2016
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INDEX:
1. BRAIN Initiative Funding Opportunities
2. Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) Program Funding Opportunities
3. Funding Opportunity: High Impact Neuroscience Research Resource Grants (Applications due January 14, 2017)
4. Funding Opportunity: NIBIB Quantum Grant Program
5. Funding Opportunity: NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award (F99/K00) (Applications due April 8, 2017)
6. Funding Opportunity: Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems
7. Funding Opportunity: Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRNS) Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function
8. Request for Information: Strategies for NIH Data Management, Sharing, and Citation (Responses due December 29, 2016)
9. NSF/NIH/BMBF/ANR/BSF Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience program (Applications due December 19, 2016)
10. 5th Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium - Call for Science
11. Wyss Center Neurotechnology Innovation Challenge (Entrees due February 1, 2017)
12. International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) and RehabWeek 2017: Call for Abstracts / Paper submission (Abstracts due January 15, 2017)
13. FDA Neurological Devices website
14. ASENT Annual Meeting - Registration, Hotel, Pipeline Submission Reminder
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1. BRAIN Initiative Funding Opportunities
The upcoming year represents a transition point for NIH’s contribution to the BRAIN Initiative, with ambitious goals for scaling up initial efforts as well as plans in new areas such as technology dissemination, data coordination, and neuroethics. Details and specific contact information are available on the Cleared Initiatives page (https://braininitiative.nih.gov/funding/initiatives.htm) of the NIH BRAIN website.
For a full list of active funding opportunities visit https://www.braininitiative.nih.gov/funding/index.htm. The following funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for FY2017 were recently announced:
RFA NS-17-003 - New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Large-Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01) – This RFA encourages potentially high-risk research on new technologies and/or novel approaches to large-scale recording and modulation of neural activity that enable transformative understanding of the dynamic signaling in the nervous system. Application due date: December 21st, 2016 and October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-003.html
RFA NS-17-004 - Optimization of Transformative Technologies for Large Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01) – This RFA supports applications that optimize existing and emerging technologies for large-scale recording and modulation, intended for iterative refinement of approaches that have already demonstrated their transformative potential through initial proof-of-concept testing. Projects should focus on technologies that are appropriate for accelerated development of hardware/software, including scaling toward sustainable, broad dissemination and incorporation into regular neuroscience practice. Application due date: December 21st, 2016 and October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-004.html
RFA NS-17-005 - Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3) – This RFA supports pre-clinical (UG3 phase) safety and design research, followed by a small clinical (UH3 phase) study, for invasive recording and/or stimulating devices to treat nervous system disorders, and thereby better understand the human brain. Application due date: December 21st, 2016 and October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-005.html
RFA NS-17-006 - Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3) – This RFA supports small clinical (UH3 phase) studies to obtain critical information necessary to advance invasive recording and/or stimulating devices for human therapeutics. Application due date: December 21st, 2016 and October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-006.html
RFA NS-17-007 - SBIR Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (U44) – This SBIR RFA corresponds to NS-17-005 and supports preclinical safety and design testing followed by a small clinical study. Application due date: December 21st, 2016 and October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-007.html
RFA NS-17-008 - SBIR Direct to Phase II Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (U44) – This SBIR RFA corresponds to NS-17-006 and supports small clinical studies to obtain critical information necessary to advance invasive recording and/or stimulating devices for human therapeutics. Application due date: December 21st, 2016 and October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-008.html
PAR 15-121 - Optimization of Novel Tools and Technologies for Neuroscience Research (SBIR) (R44) – This FOA encourages applications through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for the optimization of existing and emerging technologies and approaches including 1) technologies and novel approaches for large scale recording and manipulation of neural activity, at or near cellular resolution, at multiple spatial and/or temporal scales, in any region and throughout the entire depth of the brain, 2) tools to facilitate the detailed analysis of complex circuits and provide insights into cellular interactions that underlie brain function. Application due date: Standard dates. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-121.html
PAR 15-091 - Development, Optimization, and Validation of Novel Tools and Technologies for Neuroscience Research (SBIR) (R43/R44) – This FOA supports the development of novel tools and technologies through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to advance the field of neuroscience research including 1) tools to facilitate the detailed analysis of complex circuits and provide insights into cellular interactions that underlie brain function, 2) proof-of-concept testing and development of new technologies and novel approaches for large scale recording and manipulation of neural activity, at or near cellular resolution, at multiple spatial and/or temporal scales, in any region and throughout the entire depth of the brain, and 3) iterative refinement of such tools and technologies with the end-user community with an end-goal of scaling manufacture towards reliable, broad, sustainable dissemination and incorporation into regular neuroscience practice. Application due date: Standard dates. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-091.html
PAR 15-090 - Development, Optimization, and Validation of Novel Tools and Technologies for Neuroscience Research (STTR) (R41/R42) – This FOA supports the development of novel tools and technologies through the through the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program to advance the field of neuroscience research, including 1) tools to facilitate the detailed analysis of complex circuits and provide insights into cellular interactions that underlie brain function, 2) proof-of-concept testing and development of new technologies and novel approaches for large scale recording and manipulation of neural activity, at or near cellular resolution, at multiple spatial and/or temporal scales, in any region and throughout the entire depth of the brain, and 3) iterative refinement of such tools and technologies with the end-user community with an end-goal of scaling manufacture towards reliable, broad, sustainable dissemination and incorporation into regular neuroscience practice. Application due date: Standard dates. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-090.html
RFA MH-17-256 - Standards to Define Experiments Related to the BRAIN Initiative (R24) – This RFA supports applications to develop standards that describe experimental protocols that are being conducted as part of the BRAIN Initiative. It is expected that applications will solicit community input at all stages of the process. Application due date: January 10, 2017 and October 11, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-17-256.html
RFA MH-17-255 - Data Archives for the BRAIN Initiative (R24) – This RFA supports the development of web-accessible data archives to capture, store, and curate data related to BRAIN Initiative activities. The data archives will work with the research community to incorporate tools that allow users to analyze and visualize the data, but the creation of such tools is not part of this FOA. Application due date: January 17, 2017 and October 19, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-17-255.html
RFA MH-17-257 - Integration and Analysis of BRAIN Initiative Data (R24) – This RFA solicits applications to develop informatics tools for analyzing, visualizing, and integrating data related to the BRAIN Initiative or to enhance our understanding of the brain. Application due date: January 19, 2017 and October 26, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-17-257.html
RFA MH-17-250 - BRAIN Initiative Fellows: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) – The purpose of the BRAIN Initiative Fellows (F32) program is to enhance the research training of promising postdoctorates, early in their postdoctoral training period, who have the potential to become productive investigators in research areas that will advance the goals of the BRAIN Initiative. Applications are encouraged in any research area that is aligned with the BRAIN Initiative, including neuroethics. Application due date: March 15, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-17-250.html
RFA MH-17-260 - Research on the Ethical Implications of Advancements in Neurotechnology and Brain Science (R01) - This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), in support of the NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, is one of several FOAs aimed at supporting transformative discoveries that will lead to breakthroughs in understanding human brain function. Guided by the long-term scientific plan, “BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision,” this FOA specifically seeks to support efforts addressing core ethical issues associated with research focused on the human brain and resulting from emerging technologies and advancements in research and development supported by the BRAIN Initiative. Application due date: January 30, 2017. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-17-260.html
RFA NS-17-014 - Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects - TargetedBCP (R01) - This FOA solicits applications for research projects that use innovative, methodologically-integrated approaches to understand how circuit activity gives rise to mental experience and behavior. The goal is to support projects that can realize a meaningful outcome within 5 years. Applications should address circuit function in the context of specific neural systems such as sensation, perception, attention, reasoning, intention, decision-making, emotion, navigation, communication or homeostasis. Projects should link theory and data analysis to experimental design and should produce predictive models as deliverables. Application due date: March 8, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-014.html
RFA NS-17-015 - Exploratory Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects - eTargetedBCP (R21) - This FOA solicits applications for exploratory research projects that use innovative, methodologically-integrated approaches to understand how circuit activity gives rise to mental experience and behavior. Applications should offer a limited scope of aims and an approach that will establish feasibility, validity or other technically qualifying results that, if successful, would support a potential, subsequent Targeted Brain Circuits Projects - TargetedBCP R01, as described in the companion FOA (RFA-NS-17-014). Application due date: March 8, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-015.html
RFA-NS-17-018 - Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - TeamBCP (U19) - This FOA will support integrated, interdisciplinary research teams from prior BRAIN technology and/or integrated approaches teams, and/or new projects from the research community that focus on examining circuit functions related to behavior, using advanced and innovative technologies. The goal will be to support programs with a team science approach that can realize meaningful outcomes within 5-plus years. Application due date: March 1, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-018.html
RFA NS-17-019 - Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (U01) - Invasive surgical procedures provide the unique ability to record and stimulate neurons within precisely localized brain structures in humans. Human studies using invasive technology are often constrained by a limited number of patients and resources available to implement complex experimental protocols and are rarely aggregated in a manner that addresses research questions with appropriate statistical power. Therefore, this FOA seeks applications to assemble integrated, multi-disciplinary teams to overcome these fundamental barriers. Projects should investigate high-impact questions in human neuroscience and disorders of the human nervous system. The research should be offered as experimental projects, or exploratory research and planning activities, for building teams, generating data and empirical results that will later compete for continued funding under new or ongoing FOAs of the BRAIN Initiative or under NIH Institute appropriations. Projects should maximize opportunities to conduct innovative in vivo neuroscience research made available by direct access to brain recording and stimulating from invasive surgical procedures. Application due date: February 1, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-019.html
RFA EB-17-002 - Development of Next Generation Human Brain Imaging Tools and Technologies: Stage 2 (U01) – This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), in support of the NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, aims to support full development of entirely new or next generation noninvasive human brain imaging tools and methods that will lead to transformative advances in our understanding of the human brain. The FOA seeks innovative applications that are ready for full-scale development of breakthrough technologies with the intention of delivering working tools within the timeframe of the BRAIN Initiative (“BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision,” http://braininitiative.nih.gov/). This FOA represents the second stage of the tool/technology development effort that started with RFA-MH-14-217 and RFA-MH-15-200. Application due date: January 20, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-17-002.html
RFA EB-17-001 - Proof of Concept Development of Early Stage Next Generation Human Brain Imaging (R01) - This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), in support of the NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, aims to support early stage development of entirely new and novel noninvasive human brain imaging technologies and methods that will lead to transformative advances in our understanding of the human brain. The FOA solicits unusually bold and potentially transformative approaches and supports small scale, proof of concept development based on exceptionally innovative, original and/or unconventional concepts. Application due date: January 20, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-17-001.html
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2. Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) Program Announces Funding Opportunities
The NIH Common Fund Program on Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC; http://commonfund.nih.gov/sparc/overview) has released new funding opportunity announcements.
• Pre-application: Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC): Comprehensive Functional Mapping of Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology of Organs (OT1) (RFA-RM-15-003; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-15-003.html)
Application Receipt Date(s): Applications are accepted bimonthly on or around the 15th of the month – January 17, 2017; March 15, 2017; May 15, 2017; July 14, 2017; September 15, 2017; November 15, 2017; January 15, 2018.
• Limited Competition - Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC): Comprehensive Functional Mapping of Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology of Organs (OT2) (RFA-RM-15-018; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-15-018.html)
Application Receipt Date(s): Not Applicable. New and Resubmission applications are accepted on the date specified in the Invitation to Submit after successful competition of the corresponding OT1 (RFA-RM-15-003) application.
RFA-RM-15-003 and RFA-RM-15-018 solicit applications to provide data for the detailed, predictive functional and anatomical neural circuit map for neural control of medically relevant functions of a specific organ and its functionally-associated structures (for example, the bladder and associated sphincter). These FOAs serve as part of the SPARC program’s first phase by focusing on anatomical and functional mapping using current state-of-the-art technologies. It is anticipated that the resulting projects will enable later competitive high resolution mapping projects and pre-clinical testing for new therapies.
• Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC): Pre-clinical Development of Existing Market-approved Devices to Support New Market Indications (U18) (RFA-RM-16-027; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-16-027.html)
Application Receipt Date: December 21, 2016 This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is part of the Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) Common Fund program. This FOA invites applications exclusively for non-clinical tests in animal models to obtain safety and efficacy data that support new market indications for a limited set of neuromodulation devices. Partnering companies (see https://commonfund.nih.gov/sparc/newmarkets) have agreed to provide neuromodulation technology to investigators supported by the SPARC program. Pre-clinical developments supported by this FOA are expected to generate the necessary safety and efficacy evidence to enable an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) submission for a future pilot clinical study.
For more information visit: http://commonfund.nih.gov/sparc/overview
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3. Funding Opportunity: High Impact Neuroscience Research Resource Grants (Applications due January 14, 2017)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) supports high impact efforts to make resources available to neuroscience researchers. Projects should engage in one or more of the following activities: facilitating access to cutting edge reagents or techniques, dissemination of resources to new user groups, or innovative approaches to increase the scale/efficiency of resource production and delivery. Applications focused primarily on technology or software development are not responsive to this FOA, as the focus is on dissemination or provision of resources. Use of existing technologies to develop new reagents or genetic lines of significant value to the research community may be appropriate. Projects should address compelling needs of broad communities of neuroscience researchers or should offer unique services that otherwise would be unavailable. Projects must support the NINDS mission.
For more information visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-002.html
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4. Funding Opportunity: NIBIB Quantum Grant Program (Applications due January 26, 2017)
NIBIB issued a funding opportunity for its Quantum Grant Program. This program supports development of biomedical engineering/biomedical imaging technologies to solve a major medical or public health challenge. Application deadline is January 26, 2017.
For more information visit: https://www.nibib.nih.gov/research-funding/quantum-grants
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5. Funding Opportunity: NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award (F99/K00) (Applications due April 8, 2017)
The purpose of the NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award is to support a defined pathway across career stages for outstanding graduate students who are from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in neuroscience research. This two-phase award will facilitate completion of the doctoral dissertation and transition of talented graduate students to strong neuroscience research postdoctoral positions, and will provide career development opportunities relevant to their long-term career goal of becoming independent neuroscience researchers. Application deadline is April 8, 2017.
For more information visit: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-009.html
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6. Funding Opportunity: Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems
NSF has published the FY17 solicitation for Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NSF-NCS; NSF 17-519). The program calls for proposals to advance the foundations of one or more of the following integrative research themes: Neuroengineering and Brain-Inspired Concepts and Designs; Individuality and Variation; Cognitive and Neural Processes in Realistic, Complex Environments; and Data-Intensive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science. NSF's Directorates for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), Education & Human Resources (EHR), Engineering (ENG), and Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) are participating. Proposals for new research projects, as well as supplements to new or existing projects (managed by the CISE, EHR, or ENG directorates) will be considered.
For more information please visit: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505132&org=SBE&from=home
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7. Funding Opportunity: Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRNS) Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function
This Notice announces the reissue of a joint initiative, Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS), among nine National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorates and Offices, and nine participating National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers.
Purpose: The participating agencies recognize the need for research that focuses on integrating computational models and methods with neuroscience. This solicitation is designed to encourage new collaborations at this interface. Appropriate scientific areas of investigations are those that are currently supported by NSF and NIH, or related to the missions of the two agencies. By participating in this broadly based program of cooperation between agencies, the NIH will focus on creating new research teams of biomedical and quantitative scientists to explore questions directly relevant to the missions of participating NIH ICs.
For more information and to apply, see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MH-17-003.html
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8. Request for Information: Strategies for NIH Data Management, Sharing, and Citation (Responses due December 29, 2016)
This Request for Information (RFI) seeks public comments on data management and sharing strategies and priorities in order to consider: (1) how digital scientific data generated from NIH-funded research should be managed, and to the fullest extent possible, made publicly available; and, (2) how to set standards for citing shared data and software.
Response to this RFI is voluntary. Responders are free to address any or all of the items in Sections I and II, delineated below, or any other relevant topics respondents recognize as important for NIH to consider. Respondents should not feel compelled to address all items. Instructions on how to respond to this RFI are provided in “Concluding Comments.”
For more information visit: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-17-015.html
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9. NSF/NIH/BMBF/ANR/BSF Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience program (Applications due December 19, 2016)
The U.S. National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, the German Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF), the French National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR), and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) are pleased to announce the release of the program solicitation for Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS; NSF 16-607), now available at http://www.nsf.gov/crcns/.
The next deadline for proposals will be DECEMBER 19, 2016.
Two classes of proposals will be considered in response to this solicitation:
* RESEARCH PROPOSALS describing collaborative research projects, and
* DATA SHARING PROPOSALS to enable sharing of data and other resources.
Please note the following administrative revisions and clarifications:
* Data Sharing Proposals will be considered by all participating funders.
* Results from prior NSF and/or CRCNS support must address sharing of data, software, and/or other resources under prior support (see Section V.A of the solicitation).
* NIH review criteria have been updated (Section VI.A), reflecting NIH guidance on rigor and reproducibility (http://grants.nih.gov/reproducibility).
* Letters of collaboration should be limited to the one-sentence format recommended in Section V.A.
Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 16-1). If you have not applied recently to NSF, please pay attention to recent changes to NSF guidelines (http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg) and compliance checking (http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/autocompliance.jsp), including required content on Broader Impacts in both the project summary and the project description, and strict enforcement of the 5pm deadline (not 5:00:01pm).
Domestic and international projects will be considered. As detailed in the solicitation, international components of collaborative projects may be funded in parallel by the participating agencies. Specific CRCNS opportunities for parallel funding are available for bilateral US-German Research Proposals, US-German Data Sharing Proposals, US-French Research Proposals, US-French Data Sharing Proposals, US-Israeli Research Proposals, US-Israeli Data Sharing Proposals, and multilateral proposals involving the United States and 2 or more partnering countries (Germany, France, and/or Israel).
For further information, please see http://www.nsf.gov/crcns/ and parallel documents from NIH, BMBF, ANR, and BSF.
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10. 5th Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium - Call for Science
The 5th Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium to be held April 13-14, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN, USA. This symposium has attracted a significant number of participants from academia, industry and government in the past with 450+ participants in 2016, including excellent industry participation. This large interest has required us to close the registration due to room capacity in past years, so be sure to register early to secure your seats. Visit the website for details: http://neuromodulation.umn.edu
The Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium is an important event for active researchers and practitioners, as well as students/postdocs working on DBS, TMS, tDCS, tACS, FUS, optogenetics, and associated engineering methods such as devices/modeling/imaging, or neuroscience mechanisms of neuromodulation. Original contributions are invited in any area of neuromodulation mentioned above. All submissions (one page including one figure) will be peer reviewed, and those receiving the highest scores will be invited to present as an oral talk or in the plenary Highlight Talk session. All students/postdocs presenting a poster will be eligible for to compete in a poster competition for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes.
10 travel awards will be provided to students/postdocs whose abstracts receive high scores with $750/$1250 for domestic/international participants, in addition to a waiver of registration fees.
Deadline of Abstract Submission: January 9, 2017 (Submission site open at http://neuromodulation.umn.edu/abstract-submission/)
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11. Wyss Center Neurotechnology Innovation Challenge (Entrees due February 1, 2017)
Take part in the Wyss Center neurotechnology innovation challenge – a global competition to find the most disruptive ideas in neural interface technology. Can you connect the human brain to the digital world for human benefit? Enter the Wyss Center Neurotech Challenge for the chance to win the support and resources to realize your neurotechnology vision.
Challenge overview:
The Wyss Center’s mission of developing neurotechnology for human benefit relies on innovative ideas. Now in its second year of operation, and with their expert teams, technical facilities and 18 pilot projects up and running, they are actively scouting for the latest neurotechnology concepts that we can help translate into real-world solutions.
Scientists and engineers from academia, research institutes, companies and individual investigators are invited to come up with a genuinely novel concept in the area of neural interface technology to help connect the human brain with the digital world for measurable human benefit.
The award includes:
• The expertise of the Wyss Center’s multidisciplinary neurotechnology development team.
• Access to Campus Biotech’s advanced technology development platforms in Geneva.
• Funding to translate the successful application from concept to reality.
• A year’s salary for the project leader.
• Local housing for up to 12 months.
• Funding for project staff.
The deadline for entries is February 1, 2017 and a short list will be announced on the February 14, 2017 with the winner announced in April 2017.
Challenge criteria:
• The project must propose an innovative idea related to neural interface technology systems.
• The project should solve an existing problem related to neural sensing or modulation with the potential for human application.
• The project must make use of the Wyss Center’s Geneva-based WISE (Wyss Internal Special Experts) team.
• The project must make use of the technical platforms at Campus Biotech, Geneva.
• The project leader should be based in Geneva for at least 12 months during the course of the project.
• Local housing in Geneva, Switzerland will be provided by the Wyss Center.
For more information visit: http://www.wysscenter.ch/en/neurotech-challenge/
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12. International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) and RehabWeek 2017: Call for Abstracts / Paper submission (Abstracts due January 15, 2017)
The IFESS 2017 conference is part of Rehabweek 2017 (July 17-20, 2017, London, UK) and shares the same dates/deadlines for Workshops / Posters / Orals and Abstract / Paper submissions:
- Paper and Poster Abstracts: Deadline Jan. 15, 2017
- Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities: Deadline Dec. 1, 2016
For more information visit: http://www.rehabweek.org/2017#.WEWMZ3KQzGg
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13. FDA Neurological Devices website
As part of the FDA’s ongoing effort to ensure patients and providers have timely and continued access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices, the FDA launched a website on November 10 to help sponsors and innovators bring neurological medical devices to the U.S. marketplace.
The website provides:
• An overview of the FDA regulatory process, and how it applies to developers and sponsors of neurological devices.
• Standards and guidances for neurological devices.
• Regulatory science information related to neurological devices.
• Information on patient perspectives and real world data in the development of neurological devices.
• Resources, webinars, and events of interest to sponsors and developers of neurological devices.
This website is part of the FDA’s continuing support of the White House BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative focused on understanding the human brain and uncovering new ways to treat, cure, and event prevent brain disorders.
Visit the FDA Neurological Devices website (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/NeurologicalDevices/default.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery)
For questions about the site, please contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at 1-800-638-2041, 301-796-7100 or di...@fda.hhs.gov.
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14. ASENT Annual Meeting - Registration, Hotel, Pipeline Submission Reminder
ASENT Annual Meeting - major national meeting of clinical and research neuroscientists who bring new treatments to patients. ASENT gives you access to government, academia, industry, patient advocacy, regulatory, and funding organizations and promotes education and collaborations for neurotherapies.
Thursday, December 28, 2016 - Early Bird Registration Deadline.
Obtain significant savings by registering today!
Friday, January 20, 2017 - Deadline to submit Abstract for Pipeline Presentation/Poster Click on Abstract Submission here: http://asent.org/abstracts/submitabstract.cfm
Tuesday, February 21st - Last Day for Special Hotel Rate Reserve your room here: http://asent.org/annual-meeting/current-annual-meeting/meeting-information
Featured Topics for 2017:
• Over 20 Emerging Neurotherapeutics
• Alzheimer Disease: Biomarkers and Breakthroughs • Big Data for Neurotherapies • Pharmacogenomics: Drug Targets, Discovery, and Use • Neuromodulation with Devices • Repurposed Drugs for Parkinson’s, Epilepsy, Dementia • Parkinson’s Disease: 50 Years of Science • Rapid Antidepressants: Not Just Ketamine • Placebo Response: Going beyond • Government, Academic and Industry Careers in Neuroscience
View the complete program here: http://asent.org/annual-meeting/current-annual-meeting/meeting-program
Newly Added: A Clinical Translation Course will describe novel economic approaches to this difficult area. Topics include: Introduction to the Health-Tech Innovation Cycle; Identifying the Economic Buyer in a Healthcare Ecosystem; Defining Clinical Needs and the Value Proposition; Creating a Sustainable Business Model; and Intellectual Property Funding and the SBIR/STTR Program.
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Nick Langhals, PhD
Program Director, Neural Engineering
Matt Raymond, PhD
Program Analyst, Repair and Plasticity Cluster, National Institutes of Health, NINDS
tel: (301) 496-1447
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