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Clinical Trial Readiness Grants Aim to Set the Stage for Rare Disease Clinical Trials

March 17, 2020 - NCATS News

  • Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center

To close the gap between development of candidate interventions for rare diseases and clinical testing, NCATS and NICHD created rare-disease Clinical Trial Readiness grants. Funds support projects that collect data needed to move on to clinical trials.

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