CRI Clinical Innovator

CRI Clinical Innovator

Due Date: 12/01/2025

Investigator-initiated phase I/II or phase II immunotherapy trials led by academic researchers to drive clinical impact, uncover mechanisms of response/resistance, and develop/validate predictive biomarkers. CRI may provide strategic input on trial design and encourages data sharing (e.g., CRI iATLAS).

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Principal Investigator of the proposed study at a non-profit medical school or research center (U.S. or abroad).

  • No citizenship restrictions.

  • Not eligible: research at for-profit institutions.

  • Chordoma-focused proposals are welcomed and may be co-funded with the Chordoma Foundation (models and banked tumor samples available).

Funding Details:

  • Up to USD 1,000,000 per trial.

  • Supports investigator salary, patient costs, supplies, correlative assays, and data analyses.

  • Milestone-based payments to ensure progress and completion.

  • Indirect costs up to 10% in addition to the award.

Deadline:

  • Protocol Concept deadline: December 1, 2025 (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

  • Invited Full Proposal deadline: April 4, 2026 (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

  • If a deadline falls on a weekend/holiday, submissions are accepted the following workday.

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