CBCS Collaborative Projects
Guidelines for project proposals
CBCS accepts proposals for collaborative projects from researchers active at all Swedish academic institutions. A collaboration usually starts in the form of an informal meeting between the research group and a representative from CBCS. The objective of this meeting is to introduce the project in general and to evaluate the terms of the collaboration, resource requirements/availability (from both parties), timelines, strategies etc.
If all parties decide that a collaboration would be fruitful, the research group is asked to submit a formal project proposal to be presented to an independent Project Review Committee (PRC). The PRC meets biannually and assists CBCS in prioritisation of incoming projects based on project proposals.
Project Proposals are evaluated by PRC based on:
1) Overall Scientific Rational and Impact
2) Importance of CBCS efforts in the project
3) Availability of (or validated plans for) secondary assays and test models
4) Plans for validation of developed molecules
5) Technical feasibility
6) Resource requirements
7) Publication strategy
CBCS resources are limited and thus we are sometimes forced to decline involvement in proposals.
Once the PRC has approved the project proposal, the decision is ratified by the CBCS Board and resources are formally allocated to the project.
Ongoing projects are periodically re-evaluated by the PRC as they progress to pre-defined milestones before being continued to the next milestone. This approach will ensure a high level of engagement and scientific quality in the projects.
