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Small NIH Pilot at VCU Spawns Precision Medicine Company

Original: How a small NIH pilot at VCU helped launch a precision medicine company

Virginia Commonwealth University reports that a small pilot grant from the National Institutes of Health helped researchers there build the foundations of a precision medicine company. The story highlights how modest early-stage federal funding can carry academic research from the lab toward commercial application, turning university science into a startup focused on tailoring treatments to individual patients.

Why now: It showcases a local university success story in translating NIH-funded research into a commercial biotech venture.

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