UNC Charlotte is part of the ARPA-H in NC Coalition
UNC Charlotte is part of the ARPA-H in NC Coalition
UNC Charlotte is one of the members that compose the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) in NC Coalition. The ARPA-H in NC Coalition was formed to partner with the agency in its mission to improve the health and lives of all Americans. This effort was supported by a bipartisan congressional delegation that sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explaining why North Carolina is the ideal location for ARPA-H to accomplish its mission.
ARPA-H recently received $1 billion in inaugural funding from Congress to improve the U.S. government’s ability to speed biomedical and health research to prevent, detect and treat diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and cancer. The ARPA-H in NC Coalition, facilitated by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, is some 30 partners strong and growing. The Coalition coordinates efforts locally and in Washington to demonstrate that ARPA-H can have a rapid, effective start and accomplish its mission in the Tar Heel state. UNC Charlotte and each other partner add to the case that North Carolina has the expertise, record of entrepreneurial disruption, cross-sector collaboration, and scientific innovations. North Carolina translates ideas from initial technology to discovery to development through manufacturing to prevent, treat and potentially cure various diseases.
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