BioMedical Materials program (BMM)

BMM 2nd Call for Proposals (call closed)

The Second Call for proposals for the BMM initiative was opened Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 9:00 h. The deadline for submitting proposals for this Second Call for BMM was Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 17:00 h.

Scope

BMM invited consortia of academia, research institutes and industry to submit proposals for research projects that fit within the call objectives. Proposals should directly fit into one or more of the Research Lines (see Research Program, Strategic Research Agenda). During the Second Call for Proposals Research Line 1 (Cardiovascular) was closed as the total budget for this Research Line had been allocated during the First Call for Proposals. The tentative budgets for the remaining Research Lines are indicated below:

● RL-2 Musculoskeletal:	M€	11
● RL-3 Nephrology:	M€	13
● RL-4 Coatings:	M€	3
● RL-5 Drug delivery:	M€	11

Given the fact that the BMM program will be composed of a comprehensive set of projects, project proposals were expected to address their contribution to the overall program objectives in sufficient detail, both qualitatively and quantitatively, to enable adequate reviewing and ranking.

Objectives

The overall objectives of BMM may be summarized as:

To perform top quality research. BMM will strengthen the international position of the Netherlands in the field of biomedical materials by driving scientific and technological breakthroughs, enabling public-private and inter-institutional collaboration and educating a top-of-the-line workforce;
To generate economic value. BMM will seize potentially valuable economic opportunities for biomedical materials in the healthcare sector, attract investments and stimulate entrepreneurial activities;
To create clinical value. BMM will deliver innovative therapies with a clear patient benefit, and in the long term contribute to a cost effective Dutch healthcare system via containment and reduction of direct and/or indirect healthcare costs.

Outlook

Since BMM addresses precompetitive research in the healthcare area, it will typically take 5-10 years after completion of a research project until new technologies and applications enter into clinical practice.

Call documents

The following documents are important for submitting a Project Proposal

1. BMM Call for Proposals Second Call v1.06 2008-10-20 (pdf)

2. BMM Expression of Interest Second Call v1.04 2008-10-23 (doc)

3. BMM Application Form Second Call v1.06 2008-10-20 (doc)

4. BMM IP Ground Rules Second Call v1.01 2008-10-20 (pdf)

5. BMM Financial Guidelines Second Call v2.00 2009-04-14 (pdf) - UPDATE

6. BMM Spreadsheet Budget Calculation Second Call v1.1 2008-11-27 (xls)

7. BMM Project Letter of Intent example (doc)

8. BMM ISAB Project Assessment Procedure Second Call v1.03 2009-03-26 (pdf)

A complete set of documents is available as a zip file:

9. BMM Second Call Documents (zip) - UPDATE 2009-04-14

Last update: 2009-04-14