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<p><b><span style="color:#C45911">Does your technology have the potential to be commercialized?</span></b><span style="color:black"></span>
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<b><span style="color:#C45911">Could it be ready to launch in the next few years?</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="color:#403F42; background:white">The MIT Deshpande Center is offering three different grant programs for 2020. All three programs are available to <b>MIT employees with Principal Investigator (PI) Status</b>. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Specific
funding is also available for machine learning in healthcare.</i></span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Why work with the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation?</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Since 2002 we have supported<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>150+</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>research projects, with over<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>$20 million</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in
grants; and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>41 of the projects have spun out companies</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>that have raised over<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>$800 million in capital. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; margin-top:0in; margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#403F42; background:white">Our high success rate is related to the strength of our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Catalysts<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>—<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>mentors
with significant domain and entrepreneurship expertise.</span></li></ul>
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Center Grant</span></a></span></b></span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Open to all MIT technologies</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">First year: up to $50,000</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Renewal years: $50,000 - $150,000</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Pre-proposals due February 20, 2020</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Grant cycles start September 1, 2020 </span></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">Note that specific funding is available for machine learning in healthcare.</span></i><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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Solutions Grant</span></b></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:5.0pt; color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">Open to all MIT technologies that would impact water and food safety</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">First year: up to $150,000</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Potential renewal: $150,000</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Pre-proposals due February 20, 2020</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Grant cycles start September 1, 2020</span></p>
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to Improve Ability (TTIA) Grant</span></b></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Open to all MIT technologies that would improve the quality of life for people with Down Syndrome and other disabilities</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">First year: up to $100,000</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Potential renewal: $100,000</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Rolling grant awards<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>—<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Apply anytime.</span></p>
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<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:#403F42">For more information, go to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black"><a href="http://deshpande.mit.edu/grants-resources"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#954F72">http://deshpande.mit.edu/grants-resources</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#403F42"> </span></span><span style="color:#403F42">or
please contact Karen Golmer at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black"><a href="mailto:kgolmer@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#954F72">kgolmer@mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#003366">Natalia </font>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#003366">Regards,</font></div>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#003366">Natalia Barbour, Ph.D.
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