{"id":23873,"date":"2023-05-23T09:45:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T14:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/?p=23873"},"modified":"2023-05-23T09:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T14:45:34","slug":"act-call-for-proposals-biotech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/act-call-for-proposals-biotech\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT Call for Proposals: Evaluate Canadian Biotechnologies with Randomized Controlled Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ACT-AEC-third-RFA-May-12-2023.pdf\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Call for proposals Biotech banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Call-for-proposals-Biotech-banner.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Call-for-proposals-Biotech-banner-1024x341.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-23875\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Call-for-proposals-Biotech-banner-200x67.png 200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Call-for-proposals-Biotech-banner-400x133.png 400w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Call-for-proposals-Biotech-banner-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Call-for-proposals-Biotech-banner-800x267.png 800w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Call-for-proposals-Biotech-banner-1200x400.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Call-for-proposals-Biotech-banner.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4 class=\"vc_custom_heading\"><strong>Call for Proposals: Evaluate Canadian Biotechnologies with Randomized Controlled Trials<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">The Accelerating Clinical Trials\/Acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer les Essais Cliniques<strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.act-aec.ca\/\">ACT\/AEC<\/a>)<\/strong> Consortium is pleased to announce a call for proposals entitled: <em><strong>Canadian Biotechnologies with Randomized Controlled Trials<\/strong><\/em><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h5 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><strong>OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Most biotechnologies require randomized controlled trials demonstrating efficacy and safety to obtain regulatory approvals. The objective of this request for applications is to fund trials evaluating products from Canadian-controlled biotechnology companies in partnership with ACT Network clinical trialists.<\/p>\n<p>Through this RFA, ACT aims to provide foundational support to Canada\u2019s Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy (BLSS) by enabling Canada\u2019s best researchers and companies to undertake the clinical trials efficiently, aligned with BLSS, Pillar 3: Growing Businesses by Doubling Down on Existing and Emerging Areas of Strength; the goal being to improve the health of Canadians.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h5 data-pm-slice=\"1 3 &#091;&#093;\"><strong>APPLY NOW!<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">For a trial to be eligible, it must fulfill each of the following points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The nominated principal investigator must be a Canadian researcher who is a member of an ACT Network. Leadership must be in partnership with a biotech company representative.<\/li>\n<li>The nominated principal investigator(s) can only submit one application to this competition.<\/li>\n<li>The trial must evaluate a biotechnology and the biotechnology company partner must be Canadian-controlled.<\/li>\n<li>Endorsed by one of the 28 ACT Networks of which the CDTRP is a part.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ACT-AEC-third-RFA-May-12-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DOWNLOAD THE FULL CALL FOR DETAILS<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><strong>The deadline for full application is <span style=\"color: #d93833;\">Friday, July 7th<\/span> at noon EDT.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h5 data-pm-slice=\"1 3 &#091;&#093;\"><strong>REQUEST SUPPORT FROM CDTRP<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">To apply, your application must be endorsed by one of the ACT Networks, such as CDTRP. To seek CDTRP endorsement, please submit a support request below by <strong>June 23, 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h5 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><strong>About the Accelerating Clinical Trials\/Acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer les Essais Cliniques Consortium<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>On January 19th, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)\u00a0<u><a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/institutes-health-research\/news\/2023\/01\/government-of-canada-announces-new-clinical-trials-consortium-training-platforms-and-research-projects-to-improve-the-health-of-canadians.html\">formally announced<\/a><\/u>\u00a0that the Accelerating Clinical Trials\/Acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer les Essais Cliniques (<u><a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.act-aec.ca\/\">ACT\/AEC<\/a><\/u>) Canada Consortium was the successful applicant for the federal grant for a 3-year term.<\/p>\n<p>The ACT\/AEC Canada Consortium consists of hundreds of investigators, patient-partners, healthcare professionals, government, and the biotechnology industry, as well as highly qualified personnel (e.g., study coordinators, biostatisticians) at 28 research networks and 11 clinical trial units located across the country, to address operational bottlenecks to conducting clinical trials in Canada. The ACT\/AEC Consortium spans from Nova Scotia to British Columbia and Nunavut.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" title=\"Fm2FW_takAAdjQc\" src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fm2FW_takAAdjQc-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fm2FW_takAAdjQc-scaled.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-21512\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201440%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fm2FW_takAAdjQc-200x113.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fm2FW_takAAdjQc-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fm2FW_takAAdjQc-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fm2FW_takAAdjQc-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fm2FW_takAAdjQc-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fm2FW_takAAdjQc-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":23879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23873"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23873"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23891,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23873\/revisions\/23891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}