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List of Required Information for Application:

1. Project Title

2. Principal Investigator's Name and Contact Information

3. Collaborating Biotechnology or Industry Researchers' Names and Contact Information

4. Research Plan:

- Description of the novel mechanism of action, investigational drug, or neuromodulatory device

- Rationale for the use of the drug/device in the treatment of psychiatric disorders

- Target engagement assessment plan (brain exposure)

- Pharmacological effects assessment plan

- Safety and tolerability assessment plan

- Feasibility for Phase II/proof of concept (PoC) studies in psychiatric disorders

- Impact on clinically relevant physiological systems (functional measures)

- Clinical indicators of effect assessment plan

- Target engagement, safety, tolerability, and efficacy evaluation plan for devices

5. Milestones and Timeline:

- Detailed timeline for the early stage trials

- Milestones to be achieved at each stage of the trials

6. Budget:

- Total amount of funds requested

- Breakdown of proposed budget including personnel, equipment, supplies, and other expenses

- Justification for the budget

7. Collaborative Partnership Plan:

- Description of the collaborative partnership between biomedical researchers and biotechnology or industry researchers

- Roles and responsibilities of each partner

- Mechanisms for communication and coordination between partners

8. Potential Impacts and Future Development Plan:

- Explanation of how the collected data will de-risk the investigational drugs/devices

- Strategies for attracting private or other public funding for further clinical development

- Potential plans for future FDA approval and commercialization of the treatments

9. References:

- List of relevant scientific literature supporting the research plan

10. Relevant Institutional Information:

- Institutional name and contact information

- Institutional resources and facilities available to support the research project

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Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

CanExport SMEs

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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