BD Supports Researchers
BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), has expanded its research grants to support life sciences research during the current economic downturn.
"We have expanded the BD Biosciences Research Grant Program to provide a greater pool of funding and an increased number of grants that may offer a lifeline to some of the numerous projects being halted or delayed because of resource cuts," said Robert Balderas, vice president, Biological Sciences, BD Biosciences. "It will offer selected life science researchers needed support to carry out their work that may lead to tomorrow's biomedical breakthroughs."
The new BD Biosciences Research Grant Program will award 14 scientists with a total of $140,000 worth of research reagents throughout the next 12 months. Grant applications should focus on research in one of seven core areas: stem cell, multicolor flow cytometry, cell signaling, cancer, immune function, infectious diseases and neurosciences.