The 2024 OHSU Innovation Awards
Congratulations to the 2024 OHSU Innovation Awardees Alex Bartlett, Ph.D., Robert Eil, M.D., Michael Riscoe, Ph.D., Joaquin Cigarroa, M.D., Matthias Merkel, M.D., Ph.D., and Joe Ness, M.H.A., RPh. These awards recognize innovative scientists in the OHSU community striving to turn scientific ideas into healthcare solutions to improve patient lives.
Read more about the awardees and their innovative science in the 2024 OHSU Innovation Awards announcement.
Learn more about OHSU Innovates
OHSU Innovates is proud to support researchers and clinicians at OHSU who are striving to turn scientific ideas into real world solutions.
Hear from a few of these OHSU members and learn what motivates them and how OHSU fosters innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship.
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OHSU Innovators in the News

Autobahn advances therapeutics for psychiatric disorders
OHSU startup company Autobahn Therapeutics announced completion of their series C raise, an oversubscribed $100 million to advance their lead drug target ABX-002. The therapeutic will now head to Phase II clinical trials for major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. The company spun out of research from the laboratory of Tom Scanlan, Ph.D. Read more in the OHSU News story.
Featured Event

Advancing Care: Non-Profits Driving Rare Disease Innovation
Join us for the next Innovates Speaker Series on Oct. 30! This webinar will explore non-profits as a mechanism to advance rare disease research and innovation, and will feature the groundbreaking work of two trailblazing organizations, the Raiden Science Foundation, and the Spoonbill Foundation. This webinar is free and open to OHSU and non-OHSU members!
When: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 9 – 10 am PT
Where: Online
Registration: Free through Zoom
Featured funding opportunity

SBIR/STTR Support
The Phase 0/00 program provides up to $5,000, to be used for SBIR/STTR application support services, including written critiques of Phase I, Phase II (Phase 00) or Fast-track proposals, grant writing assistance, and additional services that help increase the competitiveness of the application. Phase 0/00 application are due a minimum of 4 weeks prior to SBIR/STTR due date.
See the Request for Applications for more details.
OHSU Innovates collaborative network
Innovate Collaborate Oregon

OHSU Innovates is a proud partner of Innovate Collaborate Oregon (ICOregon), a collaborative network of Oregon institutions, which aims to further support and encourage the growth of innovation and entrepreneurship across the state. By bringing together resources across multiple institutions ICOregon aims to promote innovative discoveries, establish successful collaborations, form new companies, and increase economic development in Oregon.
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