Partnership

‘Discovery’ Fund Launched

A new fund to nurture research and technologies that have the potential to lead to new health care products is being established at the Medical Center through a partnership with Johnson & Johnson.

The “Discovery Concept Fund,” announced by the Medical Center last summer, targets promising early-stage research generally conducted by junior scientists who have ideas but often do not have ready access to funding.

Administered jointly, the program does not grant Johnson & Johnson special rights to research supported by the fund. The intellectual property rights will be retained by the Medical Center and its inventors, program leaders say.