Solutions Innovation Research Award (SIRA)
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Solutions Innovation Research Award (SIRA) Agilent University Relations & External Research Guidelines 1. Call for proposals 2022 The Agilent Solutions Innovation Research Award (SIRA) is designed to stimulate the most innovative and impactful use of multiple Agilent products to help solve pressing scientific problems. The 2022 SIRA is focused on the synergistic use of mass spectrometry with the Agilent Seahorse XF Pro analyzer and Agilent BioTek Cytation 5 cell imaging multimode reader to accelerate biotherapeutic and early drug discovery research. One SIRA will be granted to the proposal that demonstrates the most innovative and impactful use of the three combined instruments to enhance drug discovery research. The award is open to all principal investigators from degree-granting academic institutions and nonprofit research organizations in North America. Applicants must already have access to a mass spectrometer (non-Agilent instruments are also welcomed) and will be supplied with the Agilent Seahorse XF Pro analyzer and Agilent BioTek Cytation 5 to support their proposed work. Applicants will submit a one-page proposal detailing their objectives, innovative methods for using the three instruments to enhance drug discovery, and a list of key research activities that will be undertaken during the one-year award period. 2. How to submit your application? a. Read all instructions in this SIRA Guidelines document. Also, refer to the SIRA FAQ document. b. Go to SIRA webpage and register to download the SIRA Proposal form. c. Email your completed SIRA Proposal form to university_relations@agilent.com. 3. Submission period Proposals are due by October 30, 2022 (12 PM PT) 4. Award description – $450,000 USD value for Agilent products (valuation at cost of purchase) and consumables – One Agilent Seahorse XF Pro analyzer loan for one-year period – One Agilent BioTek Cytation 5 cell imaging multimode reader loan for one-year period – Installation and training on Seahorse and Cytation instruments – Necessary Seahorse consumables as outlined in research proposal – Instrument maintenance and repair as covered under Agilent’s standard one-year warranty Additional notes: – The awardee must have access to the mass spectrometer described in their proposal. The use of non-Agilent mass spectrometers is welcomed. – Agilent reserves the right to substitute products of equal or greater value. – Awardee is invited to meet with an Agilent representative on a quarterly or as-requested basis to monitor project progress. – SIRA awards are made as a products gift only, without cash, and will be free of any gift or overhead fees. Gifts are made in the name of the applicant to their qualified academic or non-profit institution and never to indiv

Guidelines (Continued) 5. Eligibility a. Principal investigators: Applicants must hold a faculty appointment at a degree-granting academic institution or nonprofit research institute and be granted authority to be the principal investigator (PI) on research contracts. An official letter from your home institute proving your appointment and PI status must be provided upon request. b. The SIRA award is only eligible for principal investigators at academic institutions or nonprofit research institutes located within the United States of America and Canada. c. Principal investigators at...