RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION NEWS

• Missouri Life Sciences Research Board Issues RFP for Research and Commercialization Proposals Funding in the life sciences research trust fund under Missouri statute is meant to enhance the state as a center of life sciences research and development, building on the success of Missouri research institutions, creating and attracting new R&D institutions and commercializing life sciences technologies developed by such institutions. Funding for FY 2010 will support agricultural research, animal science, plant science, medical devices, biomaterials and composite research, nanotechnology related to drug development and delivery, diagnostics, clinical imaging, and information technology related to human health.

  • Letter of Intent Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 (email to LifeSciencesResearchBoard@ded.mo.gov or express mail with postmark by June 30,2009)
  • Download RFP for Letter of Intent (PDF)
  • Download Cover Page Template (Word)
    

• Two New Recovery Act Programs Announced by NSF The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced two new programs funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA):
  • Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²). Deadline for mandatory letters of intent: July 1, 2009.
  • Major Research Instrumentation -- Recovery and Reinvestment (MRI-R²). Deadline for full proposals: Aug. 10, 2009 (no letter of intent is required).

  Together, these two solicitations are intended to strengthen the nation's academic research capabilities by providing opportunities to develop or acquire research instrumentation (MRI-R²), and to renovate research facilities (ARI-R²).

• UMSL Business School Alum Wins Prestigious National Award Chris Leon, BSA, BSBA (Finance) 2007, has been selected to receive a 2008 Elijah Watt Sells award, which is presented each year to 10 candidates earning the highest scores on the Uniform Certified Public Accountants examination. Approximately 85,000 candidates took the exam in 2008. The award program was established in 1923 by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in honor of Elijah Watt Sells, a founding partner in Haskins & Sells, a predecessor to Deloitte & Touche. In 1896, Sells became one of the first to qualify as a CPA in New York State; he was also active in the creation of the AICPA.

• Obama's SBA Nomination Nods In Favor of VC Industry President Obama may have sealed the deal for venture capitalists who are hoping the Small Business Innovation Research program broadens its policy to include venture-backed companies. Wall Street Journal Blogs > Venture Capital Dispatch (05/22/2009)

• Investor-funded Research Could Bring March of Science to a Standstill As private concerns increasingly tread on the territory of academic researchers, the result could be secrecy, delay and the pursuit of quick financial returns. LA Times (Business Column) (05/25/2009)

• Has a discovery or invention come from your sponsored research or during your time as a University employee? Please contact Tamara Wilgers (516-6884) for help with invention disclosure policies and procedures, or visit the ORA web site's technology transfer section.

REPORTS

• External Funding, April 2009 Awards (PDF)
• Internal Funding, UM Research Board Awards, Spring 2009 (PDF)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Recent Opportunity Announcements, Federal Agencies, June 2009 (PDF)
• Additional Opportunities from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (PDF)
• Opportunity Databases:
  • InfoEd (Contact Brenda Stutte for assistance with your account and email alerts)
  • Grants.gov

THE BASICS: Policies & Procedures

• Compliance Policies & Procedures
• Fiscal Post-Award Roles and Responsibilities (PDF)
• Guide to Managing Converging Interests in Research -- potential conflict of interest (PDF)
• Internal Controls -- effort verification, transaction approvals by PI, payroll, non-owned equipment (PDF)
• ORA Policy & Procedure: Grant Submission Deadlines -- budgets, electronic submissions, signature page (PDF)
• Technology Transfer FAQs (PDF)
• ORA Policies & Procedures (all)

The Office of Research Administration at the University of Missouri-St. Louis publishes the Spirit of Innovation Newsletter once each month. The online and e-mail publication is designed to inform the campus community of grants received; highlight the research and commercialization accomplishments of UMSL faculty, graduate students and staff; and provide information on important deadlines and events. Also included is recent news about research and commercialization at the University and elsewhere. Recipients are UMSL faculty, students and staff. E-mail wilgerst@umsl.edu if you have questions, comments or suggestions on content.

The Office of Research Administration provides leadership and support in the development, execution and operation of programs in sponsored research, technology transfer and economic development throughout the University of Missouri-St. Louis. (ORA Mission)

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