{"id":4989,"date":"2020-11-20T11:54:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T16:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4989"},"modified":"2020-11-20T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T16:54:32","slug":"limited-submission-internal-deadline-ono-pharma-breakthrough-science-initiative-awards-program","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/event\/limited-submission-internal-deadline-ono-pharma-breakthrough-science-initiative-awards-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Limited Submission Internal Deadline: Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Limited Submissions: Internal Call for\u00a0Proposals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ono Pharma Foundation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>UNC Internal deadline:\u00a011:59PM, Monday,\u00a0December 14, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*Please distribute\u00a0to relevant faculty*<\/p>\n<p>Key Dates<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNC Internal Deadline:\u00a011:59PM, Monday, December 14, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ONO Pharma LOI Due Date: <\/strong>February 18, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Important Information<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FOR CHEMICAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH ONLY.\u00a0<\/strong>Target research of Chemical Biology is not specified, and can be a project anywhere along a technology readiness scale. Chemical Biology is defined as research that deals with the interface between chemistry and biology. The criteria for this field are deliberately broad so as not to disqualify potentially innovative and groundbreaking projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of Applications per Institution:\u00a0<\/strong>2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The PI must have a MD and\/or a PhD degree.<\/li>\n<li>The PI must be a young and\/or mid-career scientist (15 years or below of experience from starting independent academic position).<\/li>\n<li>The PI may not already be engaged in other sponsored research with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and\/or grant program with Ono Pharma Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>The PI may not apply for funding to amplify current work. However, PIs may research a new idea based on a prior finding of the PI.<\/li>\n<li>Proposals should address high-risk and high reward ideas that are current Chemical Biology chokepoints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To Apply<\/p>\n<p>Submit the following\u00a0<strong>(in ONE .pdf)<\/strong> to <a href=\"mailto:Limited_Submission@unc.edu\">Limited_Submission@unc.edu<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>11:59PM, Monday, December 14, 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cover Page: Name, Department, Contact Information, and Project Title<\/li>\n<li>Vision of the Proposed Research (2 page maximum). The Ono Foundation is looking to only support new and original work.<\/li>\n<li>PI\/Proposed team member\u2019s CV\/ NIH Biosketch\u00a0(five-page maximum)\n<ul>\n<li>Please disclose all grants and awards that are currently received or pending which would be relevant to the Proposed Research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>List of potential collaborators\u00a0(internal and external to UNC)<\/li>\n<li>Names (along with title, department, and email) of three internal (to UNC) experts who could speak knowledgeably about the candidate\u2019s research and who could potentially serve on an internal review panel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Please do not include the names of faculty named on the project, chairs, deans, directors, direct reports,\u00a0or others who have a conflict of interest.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Please notify all potential internal reviewers before submitting the pre-proposal\u00a0packet to ORD<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Award Information<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amount per Award: <\/strong>$300,000 per year, totaling a maximum of $900,000 for the normal term of a research project. The Ono Pharma Foundation will provide up to a maximum of an additional 15% ($45,000) per year of the funding to be used for indirect costs of the PI\u2019s institution. The total amount of the three-year grant would be up to $1,035,000. Applications comprising laboratory investigation will be considered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration of Award: <\/strong>Up to 3 years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Awards: <\/strong>3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Program Overview<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a leading global healthcare company committed to delivering new, innovative pharmaceutical products to patients and championing the fight against disease and pain. Ono Pharmaceutical carries out these goals in cooperation with researchers, patients, their families, and healthcare providers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Ono Pharma Foundation was established to support academic research in relevant scientific fields, which have the potential of <strong>making significant impact on therapeutic approaches to disease and pain management.<\/strong> The Foundation\u2019s competitive awards program, the Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program (\u201cOno Initiative\u201d), is the embodiment of the Foundation\u2019s commitment to focus on and accelerate <strong>researcher-driven open innovation by supporting high-risk and high-reward science research<\/strong> projects which have potential to lead to science discoveries\/solutions and, possibly, based on further research, to breakthrough treatments for patients.\u00a0The Ono Foundation likens its high-risk\/high-reward criteria to that of other early-stage Foundations, like the Keck Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The purpose of the Ono Initiative is to support scientist Principal Investigators (\u201cPIs\u201d) with creative ideas in selected scientific research fields with the mission of seeking discoveries\/solutions and development of high impact science.<\/strong> The goals of the Ono Initiative are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify and develop innovative research proposals and results that could lead to the development of breakthrough treatment solutions for patients.<\/li>\n<li>Support academic research and the career development of promising young and mid-career scientists.<\/li>\n<li>Build strong relationships within the community in order to lead to transformative research aligned with Ono Initiative&#8217;s interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resubmission applications are welcome, provided they have addressed any previously received reviewer feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Review\/Selection Criteria<\/p>\n<p>Applications will be assessed, and Awards will be made based upon the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Scientific merit of the research Proposal;<\/li>\n<li>Relevance of proposed research to the mission of the Ono Initiative\n<ul>\n<li>Significance<\/li>\n<li>Innovation<\/li>\n<li>Approach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Technical considerations for the research;<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications and relevant experience of the PI; and<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of a suitable research environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reviewers will be presented with and asked to review prior Ono Foundation awardees.<\/p>\n<p>Additional Information<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ONO Pharma Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onofound.org\/initiative\/\">http:\/\/www.onofound.org\/initiative\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact\u00a0the Limited Submissions Team\u00a0with questions at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Limited_Submission@unc.edu\">Limited_Submission@unc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Limited Submissions Team<\/p>\n<p>Office of Research Development<\/p>\n<p>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p>308 Bynum Hall<\/p>\n<p>Chapel Hill, NC 27599<\/p>\n<p>(919)\u00a0962-7503<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limited Submissions: Internal Call for\u00a0Proposals Ono Pharma Foundation\u00a0 Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program UNC Internal deadline:\u00a011:59PM, Monday,\u00a0December 14, 2020 *Please distribute\u00a0to relevant faculty* Key Dates &nbsp; UNC Internal Deadline:\u00a011:59PM, Monday, December 14, 2020 ONO Pharma LOI Due Date: February 18, 2021 Important Information &nbsp; FOR CHEMICAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH ONLY.\u00a0Target research of Chemical Biology &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/event\/limited-submission-internal-deadline-ono-pharma-breakthrough-science-initiative-awards-program\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Limited Submission Internal Deadline: Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11002,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"research-field":[],"class_list":["post-4989","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4989\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4989"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=4989"},{"taxonomy":"research-field","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-field?post=4989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}