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.

Technology Platform Grants

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

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.

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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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EII News

Eshelman Institute for Innovation partners with the HBCU Founders Initiative to serve underrepresented populations

The Eshelman Institute for Innovation, within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is partnering with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) to create PowerUp, a program that will identify and support innovators as they try to solve … Continued
Start-Up Initiative Tackles State’s Opioid Crisis

Written by: Meg Ostrom The Eshelman Institute for Innovation, within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, launched the First in Venture Studio (FVS) to partner with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in exploring how digital health innovation … Continued
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