This internal call aims to stimulate innovative ideas and multidisciplinary collaboration between the IGFAE's different research programmes, with a clear focus on technology transfer. It is one of the key points of the Institute's new strategic plan.
IGNITE grants have been instrumental in fostering the scientific agenda of the center since the first call in 2019.
A new edition of the IGNITE programme will be launched in 2025, with the aim of identifying new projects eligible for funding and starting new lines of research at the IGFAE.
The proposals may include external collaborators (in particular from other singular centres of the USC and the Galician Supercomputing Center - CESGA), which may provide the necessary knowledge for the project, and also open the door to possible co-funding. The applications will be evaluated by a committee created for this call, which may be advised by external referees. Priority will be given to proposals submitted by female and/or non-permanent staff (Ramón y Cajal and Global Talent programmes).
IGNITE will be an essential tool to further boost cooperation between the different strategic areas and research programmes of the IGFAE. All projects will also be supported by the IGFAE's Technology Transfer Unit, with the aim of stimulating the contribution of the science developed at the Institute to the business sector.