Funding

Providing seed funds for innovative opportunities

Therapeutic Grants

Supporting projects whose ultimate goal is to develop a drug in the oncology, infectious disease, or neuroscience (including rare disease) space.

Digital Health Grants

Supporting projects utilizing digital health, health IT, and software technologies that solve key health problems that improve outcomes, healthcare efficiency, and patient experience.

Technology Platform Grants

Supporting development of novel tool(s) with the potential to accelerate drug discovery/development.

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Resources

Supporting commercialization of new products, services and technologies

Strategic Outreach

Facilitating interdisciplinary collaborations with industry and other external organizations

Mentorship

Supporting faculty in bringing innovative discoveries to market

IP Support

Helping identify, evaluate, protect, translate, and commercialize inventions and technology

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Funded Projects

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EII News

Eshelman Institute for Innovation announces 2022 Rankin Innovator Acceleration Award recipients

The Eshelman Institute Rankin Innovator Acceleration Award, supported by Lawson and Gisele Rankin, is given annually to provide students and Post Docs with funding to pursue entrepreneurial training opportunities. Brianna Vickerman, Ph.D. (left) and David Lee (right) The 2022 recipients … Continued
Does digital health demand a new kind of startup studio?

Does digital health demand a new kind of startup studio? Carolina leaders from the Eshelman Institute for Innovation, UNC Health, UNC Research and Innovate Carolina pilot a partnership with High Alpha Innovation – aiming to create digital health startups better … Continued
UNC-Chapel Hill receives $65M from NIH for antiviral drug development center

The new center will develop antivirals that could combat future pandemic-level viruses The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health awarded the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health a $65 million grant … Continued