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AeroPress is teaming up with Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, which raises funds for childhood cancer research, for a $100,000 grant called the Innovated Translational Research Award. The funds, fully provided by the coffee brewing technology company, will support research of less toxic cancer treatments for children. Research projects must be novel, innovative, and likely to lead to a future clinical investigation, among other criteria.
“AeroPress has been innovating since our founding in 1984,” says founder Alan Adler. “We are proud to support this award for essential new research into childhood cancer.”
Applications are open until August 14. Details on the application can be found here.
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer was created by Gretchen and Larry Witt after their 2-year-old son, Liam, was diagnosed with cancer in 2007. After selling 96,000 cookies, the couple raised $420,000 for childhood cancer research. Today, the organization supports the advancements of treatment research.
“To have an innovative company like AeroPress not only recognize the need but step up to the plate to fund a grant specific for new thinking by young investigators is just amazing,” says Gretchen Witt.
The grant winner will be announced later this year in November. To learn more about the partnership, visit aeropress.com/cookies-for-kids-cancer-award.