Academic Request for Proposals
Provides academic researchers with access to IBD Plexus biosamples and datasets to advance diagnostics, therapies, and prevention for inflammatory bowel diseases.
Funder: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
Due Dates: February 28, 2026 | April 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | August 31, 2026 | October 31, 2026 | December 31, 2026
Funding Amounts: No direct research funding; awardees receive access to IBD Plexus biosamples and/or datasets (up to 45 projects selected per cycle).
Summary: Provides academic researchers with access to IBD Plexus biosamples and research-ready datasets to advance diagnostics, therapies, management, and prevention of inflammatory bowel diseases.
Key Information: No cash award; applicants are responsible for costs of biosample-to-data conversion at central labs.
Description
This opportunity from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is an international call for academic researchers to submit proposals for access to biosamples and research-ready datasets from IBD Plexus®. The initiative aims to accelerate research and progress toward precision medicine, leveraging real-world data to produce real-world evidence in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Projects should focus on the identification or validation of diagnostics/biomarkers, therapeutic development and optimization, disease management, or disease prevention in IBD. Up to 45 projects per cycle may be selected to receive access to these resources.
