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SYLVESTER
INNOVATES
$1Million Cancer Center Biomedical Competition
$100K-$500K Requests

Mission

The Sylvester Innovates Fund (SIF) is designed to accelerate promising translational cancer research projects towards critical value inflection and accretion, catalyzing research commercialization at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System. Funded projects are expected to lead to the generation of new intellectual property, technology licensing and start-up company formation.

Track 1: Therapeutics
Track 2: Medical Devices/Diagnostics & Digital Health

Important Dates

Letters of Intent Due
Sep 5, 2025

Finalists Notified for Full Submission
Sep 19, 2025

Full Submissions Due
Oct 20, 2025

Pitch Day
Nov 2025 TBD

MEET THE TEAM

Desert Horse Grant
Desert Horse Grant
Chief Transformation Officer
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
dhorsegrant@med.miami.edu
Nicole Sardina
Nicole Sardina, MBA, MPH
Project Manager
Innovation Office
nsardina@miami.edu
Silvia Garcia
Silvia Garcia
Project Manager
Innovation Office
silviagarcia@med.miami.edu

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