Funding and partnering opportunities
In addition to well-known funding from the Academy of Finland, EU, Tekes and various foundations (UTU pages; ÅAU pages), you can also get funding for your research from the private sector. Several pharmaceutical companies search for new drug development ideas all the time and offer partnering opportunities. However, it is strongly recommended that you contact university lawyers and innovation managers before doing agreements of any kind.
Pharma companies
AstraZeneca – Open Innovation
Bayer – Open Innovation and Grants4Targets
Bristol-Myers Squibb – Partnering
Daiichi Sankyo – TaNeDS
GSK – Discovery Partnerships with Academia
Lilly – Partners
Merck – Invent with us!
Novo Nordisk – Innovation Partnering
Sanofi – Partners
Pfizer – Collaboration
Roche – Partnering at Roche
Others
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation – Funding Opportunities
European Lead Factory – Drug target & assays and Library proposals