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U. Minnesota Receives $3.2M Cancer Support Grant

Written by Jennifer Nieuwkerk | Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Lab suppliers working to increase life science sales leads and sell lab equipment may be interested in the latest funding news at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. This 2013, the university received a $3.2 million cancer support grant from the NIH for the University of Minnesota Cancer Center. Lab suppliers may want to take advantage of this grant, along with a wealth of other research grants from the NIH and NSF, at University of Minnesota life science marketing events. The NIH RePORTER states:

“The University of Minnesota Cancer Center (UMCC) is a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to cancer research, education, and patient care for the citizens of the state of Minnesota and surrounding region. Since the time of the first award in 1997, there has been tremendous growth of the membership and research base. In 2007 we have 225 members with nationally peer-reviewed support totaling over $95 million. This compares to 151 members and $70 million in 2002 and 98 members and $39 million in 1997. Thus, in 10 years, the UMCC has more than doubled our membership and peer-reviewed research base. The mission of UMCC is: to create a collaborative environment that advances knowledge about the causes, prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer; to apply that knowledge to caring for our patients; and to share our discoveries with other scientists, students, professionals, and the community.”

To achieve these goals, the Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota is organized into seven programs:

  • Prevention and Etiology
  • Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention
  • Genetic Mechanisms of Cancer
  • Tumor Biology and Progression
  • Immunology
  • Women's Cancer,
  • Transplant Biology and Therapy.

 

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Clearly, the grant money awarded by the NIH will go a long way at the University of Minnesota Cancer Center. Lab suppliers working to sell lab equipment and increase life science sales leads in Minnesota will find a well-funded research market at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. According to recent NIH funding statistics, the NIH awarded the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities $257 million in research funding in 2012. For a full list of departments receiving NIH funding organized by department name, number of awards received and total funding awarded, please visit the NIH website.

In addition to receiving $257 million from NIH, the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities was also awarded $82.8 million from the NSF in 2012. The funding was given out to various disciplines conducting science research projects. Of the total funding, $13.9 million went to life science projects alone.

Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. invites all lab suppliers working to increase life science sales leads and sell lab equipment to network with others in their field at our Minnesota life science marketing events. The Minneapolis BioResearch Product Faire™ Event is approaching quickly on September 26, 2013. Last year, our Minneapolis BioResearch Product Faire™ Event attracted 454 attendees, of which 101 were purchasing agents, professors and post docs, and 67 were lab managers. The attendees came from 24 different research buildings and 54 departments across campus.

Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. is a full-service science research marketing and events-planning company that organizes life science marketing events at top research universities across the country. For more information on our Minneapolis BioResearch Product Faire™ Event, or to view more funding statistics for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, click on the button below. If you’d like to increase life science sales leads and sell lab equipment at life science marketing events closer to home, we encourage you to view our 2013 calendar of events.