Commercialization Initiation Program
The Commercialization Initiation Program by M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust supports top research projects at commercialization-ready stages in the Pacific Northwest's major universities and biomedical institutes.
Funder: M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Commercialization Initiation Program full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Award size varies; typically supports one high-priority commercialization project per institution; duration and amount determined per project.
Summary: Supports major research universities and biomedical institutes in the Pacific Northwest to advance pivotal discoveries toward commercialization.
Key Information: Only one application per institution per cycle; projects must be at a commercialization inflection point.
Description
The Commercialization Initiation Program, offered by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, is designed to accelerate the movement of significant scientific, medical, or engineering discoveries from research laboratories to the marketplace. This program focuses on supporting the highest-priority commercialization project from each eligible institution in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington. Projects must represent a true inflection point for commercialization, rather than serving simply to generate preliminary data for future grant applications. The initiative seeks to catalyze impactful innovation by providing support at the critical stage when discoveries are ready to transition toward real-world application.
