Meet the Women's Health Innovation Grants Award Recipients

The Women’s Health Innovation Grants Past Awardees

The Women’s Health Innovation Grants target innovations that have translational potential and preliminary supporting data, but still require a key set of proof of concept experiments prior to attracting a commercial partner or spinning out into a new company.

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in follow-on funding, 12 publications, 11 filed, licensed, or optioned patents

2023 Past Awardees

The Center awarded nine projects nearly $2.5 million.

Project Title: Lead AMHR2 agonist selection for contraception and women’s health

Awardee (PIs): Dr. David Pepin

Awardee Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital

Awardee (PIs): Dr. Forest White

Awardee Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Awardee (PIs): Dr. Ronghua ZhuGe

Awardee Institution: UMass Chan Medical School

Awardee (PIs): Dr. Michal Tal

Awardee Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Awardee (PIs): Dr. Shannon Kelleher

Awardee Institution: UMass Lowell

Awardee (PIs): Dr. Katharine White

Awardee Institution: Boston Medical Center

Awardee (PIs): Dr. Jocelyn Farmer

Awardee Institution: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Awardee (PIs): Dr. Sameer Sonkusale

Awardee Institution: Tufts University

Awardee (PIs): Dr. Fiorenzo Omenetto

Awardee Institution: Tufts University

2022 Past Awardees

11 projects receiving funding to support innovation in addressing challenges in therapeutic delivery, unlocking potential of data science, and translational projects in women’s health.

Project Title: The multiomic multiple sclerosis brain

Awardee (PIs, Institution): Dr. Sameer Sonkusale, Tufts University

Industry Partner(s): Genentech

2021 Past Awardees

The Center awarded 10 projects over $2.8 million.

Project Title: Develop first in class agents that mitigate the underlying causes of preeclampsia

Awardee (PIs): Zsuzsanna K Zsengeller, PhD, MD

Awardee Institution: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Awardee (PIs): Katharine O’Connell White, MD, PhD

Awardee Institution: Boston Medical Center

Awardee (PIs): Ana Fiszbein, PhD

Awardee Institution: Boston University

Awardee (PIs): Elizabeth Stover, MD, PhD

Awardee Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Awardee (PIs): Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH

Awardee Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Awardee (PIs):Curtis Cetrulo, MD

Awardee Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital

Awardee (PIs): Jian Shu, PhD

Awardee Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital

Awardee (PIs): Linda Griffith, PhD

Awardee Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Awardee (PIs): Stephanie L. Padilla, PhD

Awardee Institution: University of Massachusetts Amherst

Awardee (PIs): Christina Bailey-Hytholt, PhD

Awardee Institution: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2020 Past Awardees

11 projects receiving funding to support innovation and cross-sector collaboration between non-profits and industry, as teams tackle pressing life science challenges.

Project Title: The Lactation Lab: Improving the health of two generations by optimizing breastfeeding
Awardee (PI, Institution): Sarbattama Sen, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Camilia Martin, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Industry Partner(s): Metabolon

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If you have questions regarding the application process, e-mail WomensHealth@masslifesciences.com.

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