Agilent Research Catalyst Program- ARC Award for Advancing Analytical Characterization of Peptide and Protein Therapeutics for Incretin and Related Pathway Targets Grant

The Agilent Research Catalyst Program supports innovative research in analytical characterization of peptide and protein therapeutics, focusing on incretin and related pathways. This program encourages proposals with novel analytics and AI/ML technologies, exclusively targeting peptide and protein therapeutics. With a budget of up to $500K over three years, awardees receive cash, an engraved plaque, and opportunities to present their work at Agilent, fostering impactful scientific contributions from academic institutions.

Purpose
The Agilent Research Catalyst (ARC) program fuels pioneering research in strategic areas of importance to Agilent, empowering scientific innovation and celebrating impactful contributions from academic institutions.
Award Focus Topic for 2025
Advancing Analytical Characterization of Peptide and Protein Therapeutics for Incretin and Related Pathway Targets.
Proposals incorporating novel analytical approaches and automation of workflows to enhance the development, characterization, and quality of these compounds are encouraged. Analytical technologies that incorporate AI/ML are of interest.Please note that this opportunity is exclusively focused on the analytical characterization of peptide- and protein-based therapeutics. Applications involving small molecule therapeutics will not be considered.
Award Details
Research projects should be scoped for a 3-year period with a total requested budget up to $500K (USD).  Cash award is provided to the institution in the name of the awardee, in equal annual installments over the funding period.  Awards have no deliverables and must be free of overhead or other fees. Awardee will receive an engraved plaque commemorating award, presented in a suitable ceremony.Awardee will be invited to visit and present research seminar at Agilent site (expenses covered).Awardee will be featured on ARC website.

Eligibility

Institution must be a degree-granting academic or a non-profit research institution in the USA.Applicant must hold a tenure-tracked faculty position and be authorized to serve as a principal investigator for research contracts and principal advisor of doctoral candidates at the institution.