Application process
Call
- MedChem Australia will make annual calls for projects around late November each year, with the deadline for submission approximately three months later.
- Discussion of potential application with MedChem Australia prior to submission is encouraged. Please see here to arrange a meeting.
Submission
- All application submissions are completed and submitted though our secure application portal. Please request a login account here to access the application form if you do not have an account already.
- Organisations are invited to complete a confidentiality agreement (CDA) to protect confidential information contained in the application. All applications submitted to MedChem Australia will be treated in the strictest confidence. Completing a CDA is optional and the decision of the Applicant; it is not required in order to be able to submit a project application to MedChem Australia.
- No limit on number of applications from an organisation
- A letter of support from the lead organisation is required at submission.
- No compound structures to be shown in the application
Assessment
- Applications will be competitively and independently assessed by the Selection and Review Committee (SRC).
- Applications are assessed across three equally-weighted criteria; Scientific rationale and impact, Innovation & differentiation, and Feasibility.
- Two step process:
- Primary SRC assessment and provisional selection of projects (no chemical structures reviewed)
- Diligence step on provisional projects where review of chemistry and supporting assays are undertaken
Outcome
- Projects not provisionally selected by the SRC will be notified directly. Detailed feedback will be provided and unsuccessful applicants are able to apply in later rounds
- Provisionally selected projects will be notified directly and the short diligence process initiated.
- Confirmed projects are allocated to a MedChem Australia node
- Outcomes will be publicly announced once finalised, approximately 3 months following the submission deadline.
Projects start
- Formal contractual arrangements are entered into between the project provider and the allocated MedChem Australia node. Project starts with agreed contract, project plan, resource levels and approximate costs in place.
- Initial project duration is for ~ 1 year. Project performance and progression will be reviewed annually by the SRC with decisions made around project future
- If the project is progressing well, the intent would be (subject to SRC approval) to extend the project for another year and to another review process, and so on.