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Seeking Stakeholder Input for Enhancing Life Start-ups and Companies in Washington State

Key Dates

Release Date: July 18, 2022

Response Date: August 15, 2022

(Note: These are tentative dates, and will be updated based on review and approval of RFI)

Purpose

This Request for Information (RFI) is part of the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund’s process in identifying the needs, opportunities, and priorities for grantmaking to support cancer research in Washington State. Washington State is one of the largest and strongest life science biotech clusters in the United States, providing a unique environment for innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies small businesses. The CARE Fund is seeking information on opportunities to how it might support these innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies small businesses to advance research, secure funding and future investments, create jobs, and translate research to clinical practice and health impact. We are particularly interested in learning how the CARE Fund could facilitate cancer research partnerships between small Washington-based companies and academic institutions across the state.

About the CARE Fund

The Washington State Legislature created the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund in 2015. The CARE Fund makes grants to public and private entities, including commercial entities, to promote cancer research in Washington. Please visit the CARE Fund website for more information (www.wacarefund.org).

Information Requested

All responses are voluntary, and you may choose to respond to any or all the prompts listed below, including your name, email address, organization, and job title. Please do not include any information that you do not wish to be made public.[1] Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should not be included in your response.

[1] The CARE Fund holds all responses confidential in accordance with its confidentiality procedures. Responses to this RFI will not be shared outside of the CARE Fund unless required by law. Information provided to the CARE Fund is considered public records under Washington’s Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW and is subject to the public disclosure laws of the state of Washington.

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What are the critical barriers for innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies small businesses to translate cancer-related research results and inventions to scale and commercialization practice? What are the specific barriers for innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies based in Washington State?

What could or needs to be done to better support innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies small businesses to translate research results and inventions to practice and commercial availability? Please specify the type of support including but not limited to, grant-writing support, shared-resource needs, technical assistance needs, legal services, bridge or pilot project funding, and/or support to fortify critical collaborations.

Are there ways to better prepare or leverage Federal or other funding for start-ups to advance the success and scaling of Washington State cancer focused start-ups? Other states have implemented Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 0 funds, and matching funds for successful Phase I and Phase 2 SBIR awards – would these be of value to implement in Washington?

What are the steps that could be taken in the near term (2–5 years) that could support researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies small businesses in the translation of research results and inventions to scale and commercialization practice?

What is the magnitude of funding needed to accomplish the near-term steps you have described in #9 to support researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies small businesses in the translation of research results and inventions to scale and commercialization practice? (Please provide the amount and time period.)

Please provide additional Are there additional comments you would like to share that may be relevant for the CARE Fund in the consideration of for supporting for researchers innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies small businesses in the translation of research results and inventions to scale and commercialization practice.

Please list any groups or persons who would be interested in this effort and the best way to reach them.

Seeking Stakeholder Input for Enhancing Life Start-ups and Companies in Washington State

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