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Clinical & Translational Science (CTS) Pilots 

CTS Pilots stimulate innovative clinical and translational science and encourage collaborative, transdisciplinary work. These pilots will have generalizable translational science outcomes and impact, and will train investigators to move through the translational pipeline more rapidly.

Faculty Leads

Kevin Grimes, MD, MBA, MA

Gordon Saul, MBA

CTS Pilot Program

The CTS Pilot Program is an early-stage funding program for accelerating the translation of medical discoveries into better health through innovation training, mentorships, and pilot funding of promising projects. Pilot projects will enable investigators to gather proof-of-concept data for follow-on funding, information dissemination, and most importantly, momentum that helps to move novel solutions from the idea stage to clinical or societal use. Areas of Interest include: a) The Science of Translation; b) Health Policy in Translational Research; and c) Research Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusiveness (READI). Transdisciplinary collaborations are highly encouraged.

Awards will be selected by the following Stanford programs: SPARK Translational Research Program and Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign’s HealthTech Program.

Funding Opportunities

Grant Awardees and Projects

Program Contact

Ellen Orasa
Program Manager

Additional Resources

SPARK

SPARK is a novel drug and diagnostics discovery program that teaches an innovative, cost-effective way to overcome the hurdles associated with translating academic discoveries into drugs or diagnostics that address real clinical needs.

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HealthTech

Stanford Biodesign – HealthTech is a biomedical technology innovation program that assembles teams of medical, engineering and business students to develop solutions to address unmet medical needs.

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