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The Brain Single Cell Initiative

  • Program Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Multiple

  • Disease Area

    Brain CancerBrain InjuryOther

  • Competition

    2021 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $5,016,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $2,508,000

Project Overview

The recent breakthrough technology of single-cell genomics has vastly improved our capacity to understand how the trillions of cells in our body develop and work together to make us human. This advance combines the power of the microscope, used to discover that all biological organisms are composed of cells, with…

CanStroke Recovery Trials: Platform Expansion Proposal

  • Program Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Stroke

  • Competition

    2021 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $3,515,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $1,757,500

Project Overview

In 2017, Canada saw 89,500 new strokes in people aged 20 and older and counted 878,500 people living with stroke. Developing innovative therapeutics, devices, and clinical interventions for this population, many of whom experience long-term disability, has been a priority for the stroke community. To evaluate these new approaches, the…

Enabling Neuroscience research Approaches for Brain, feeLings and Emotions (ENABLE): An Platform for Clinical Trials in Mood Disorders

  • Program Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    2021 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $2,402,317

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $1,201,159

Project Overview

Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder affect over 350 million people around the world. While several effective treatments exist, it is often difficult to match the right treatment to an individual person. Repeated efforts to find the right treatment contribute to poor functioning, low quality of life, and…

The Neuro’s Virtual Integrated Patient Platform

  • Program Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Multiple

  • Disease Area

    Parkinson'sALSAlzheimer’s

  • Competition

    2021 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $5,910,900

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $2,955,450

Project Overview

Patients with neurological disease are understandably frustrated by the lack of meaningful pharmacological treatments for even comparatively common pathologies such as Parkinson’s Disease. One of the common complicating factors for these patients are broad disease labels, such as “Multiple Sclerosis”, which encompass several distinct biological entities under a common but…

The SMART Platform for Advancing Foundational and Translational Neuroscience

  • Program Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Multiple

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’sALSMultiple SclerosisParkinson'sStrokeOther

  • Competition

    2021 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $3,060,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $1,530,000

Project Overview

Injuries and diseases of the nervous system have devastating effects. Conditions such as stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often gravely compromise activities of vital importance to quality of life, including standing, walking, reaching, grasping, bladder and bowel control, breathing, communication, and…