1.) Projects submitted must:
- Involve innovation in the area of omics* or use omics as a means to innovate.
- Have freedom to operate (FTO) and be able to confirm FTO.
- Justify how the project will advance the innovation by at least one step along the TRL scale, and indicate a plan for how the next step(s) will be reached beyond the proposed project.
- Describe the potential impact (e.g., societal, environmental, economic) of the innovation and how it would be assessed. What challenge(s) does the innovation address and why is this important?
2.) Applicants must be appointed as faculty or employed at one of the following types of BC institutions:
- Post-secondary institutions or their affiliated hospitals or research institutes.
- Laboratories or units of government departments, ministries or agencies.
- Non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations (including community or charitable organizations) with an explicit research or knowledge translation mandate.
- Industry and commercial enterprises based in BC.
*Definition of genomics/omics: The comprehensive study, using high-throughput, cutting-edge technologies, of the genetic information of a cell or an organism. This includes the function of specific genes, gene clusters, their interactions with each other or the surrounding environment, as well as regulation such as bioinformatics (as applied to omics), epigenomics, lipidomics, metabolomics, metagenomics, proteomics, transcriptomics.
For general program information and timelines on the next upcoming intake, please email us at GIF@genomebc.ca.
