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Scripps
Scripps will be a magnet for biotechnology and pharmaceutical
companies and their good jobs, a research partner to Florida universities,
and a source of science programs for local high school students and teachers.
Richard A. Lerner, M.D.
President, TSRI
The ultimate beneficiaries of collaborative relationships
are the people whose lives will be improved by the new technologies developed
by researchers from both campuses.
Winfred M. Phillips, D.Sc.
Vice President for Research, UF
Opportunities for collaboration between Scripps Florida and the University of Florida
Scripps Florida will present many valuable opportunities for collaborations with research efforts both within Florida and throughout the United States. The institute's goal is to develop effective collaborations with Florida research groups wherever possible. This will initially require information dissemination including seminar programs that describe the growing capabilities of Scripps Florida to potential collaborators, as well as printed and web-based materials.
Several modes of collaboration are predicted:
- Peer-to-peer collaborations that are common throughout the academic research model.
- Collaborations where access to the technological capabilities will enhance the outside institutions' chances of success and provide a competitive edge.
- Collaborations where investigators wish to perform a drug screen, or wish to collaborate on either preclinical or clinical development of a compound identified at Scripps Florida.
Gaining Access to Scripps Florida Technologies
University of Florida researchers gain access to Scripps Florida Technologies by visiting http://www.scripps.edu/florida/technologies/. The website provides a description of the services available and instructions for completing a project submission form. Scripps Florida scientists will evaluate each project for applicability to the HTS process, then notify the applicant of the project’s status (approved, not approved, or further information required). The Scripps selection process includes a review of various criteria, such as assays that are amenable to automation and research programs that may have significant impact on the scientific community. Approved projects will then be scheduled, within the limits of time available for use of the technology and other resources. Once an institution’s project is approved, the organization will be asked to complete appropriate agreements, submit materials, and begin the project. At project completion, an electronic file containing the HTS data and compound structures will be sent to the PI.
The submission period for 2006 applications will be from January 1st through February 28, 2006.
Additional questions about UF and Scripps can be directed to Win Phillips, vice president for research (biography).
Click here for examples of active UF-Scripps Florida Collaborations
For information regarding the Memorandum of Understanding covering collaborative research projects between UF and Scripps,
Contact:
David Day
Director, Office of Technology Licensing
(352) 392-8929, dlday@ufl.edu