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Since 2019 IALS has provided translational research funding to advance applied R&D efforts from UMass-based faculty research groups toward the development of spin-out/startup companies and the out-licensing of UMass intellectual property.
The catalyst for this program was the initial gift from alumnus Paul Manning and his wife, Diane, which committed $1 million through their family foundation to establish the Manning Innovation Program. This gift provided three years of support in advancing a robust and sustainable commercialization pipeline of applied and translational research projects from UMass Amherst.
Today funding for these awards is provided by the Manning Innovation Program, the U.S. National Science Foundation Accelerating Research Translation Program (award #2331351) and the Institute for Applied Life Sciences with the aim of advancing UMass Amherst translational and applied R&D towards the development of startup companies, social impact ventures, out-licensing of UMass IP, or other appropriate vehicles.
