BRIDGE Innovation & Business Development at UMass Chan Medical School has awarded $2.2 million to seven faculty-led biomedical research projects. The BRIDGE Fund supports critical research milestones that will expedite the advancement of discoveries and technological advances into viable commercial products for diagnosing and treating human diseases.
A dozen project finalists presented to an external advisory board comprised of biomedical industry leaders, investors and venture capitalists last month during a luncheon and networking event at the UMass Club in Boston Awardees were selected by the BRIDGE Innovation & Business Development New Ventures team and the external advisory board based on scientific merit, market opportunity and commercial viability.
