Pre-clinical Research Based on Existing Repurposing Tools

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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support rigorous, pre-clinical studies that establish the rationale for a clinical trial, where the hypothesis originates from use of a published or publicly available method for identifying new indications for existing drugs or biologics (therapeutics). The goal of an individual project will be to explore the potential new use of an existing investigational, phase 2a-ready, or FDA-approved drug or licensed biologic; a pre-clinical study funded through this initiative will serve as a use case to demonstrate the utility of an independent crowdsourcing effort or of a computational algorithm to predict new uses of a drug or biologic. Applicants must clearly identify the published or publicly available method used to identify a novel therapeutic/indication pair or combination therapy, in addition to describing the pre-clinical studies that will serve as the use case. This use cases must have a scientifically supported rationale where objective, quantifiable effects of the therapy can be measured.

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