Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Drug Discovery Award

Program Overview

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research is dedicated to accelerating exciting academic discoveries into new therapies and platforms that will substantially improve outcomes for cancer patients. The Drug Discovery Award program addresses the gap of limited resources for academic scientists to advance drug discovery efforts for promising new cancer targets.

Focus

Through this program, The Mark Foundation aligns with investigators working to:

  • Discover and progress a new therapeutic agent into preclinical development

  • Advance post-target validation through early lead development

  • Receive expertise of seasoned biopharma R&D scientists who advise on activities on the critical path to developing a new therapeutic agent
  • Geographic Scope

    No geographic restrictions stated; examples show US-based awardees

    Eligible Institutions

    Academic institutions worldwide

    What They Support

    • Resources to support post-target validation through early lead development
    • Expertise and mentoring from seasoned biopharma R&D scientists
    • Projects focused on converting promising scientific discoveries into therapeutics

    Contact Information

    • Phone: 646-866-5950
    • Email: info@themarkfoundation.org
    • Address: 1350 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    cancerscience-research

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