OREF, MTEC, DOD Select Recipients of $2 Million Research Award Collaboration
ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), in collaboration with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) and the Department of Defense's (DOD) U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's (USAMRDC) Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP), today announced selection for recipients of the OREF/MTEC Request for Project Proposals entitled, "MTEC-23-02-MSKI, Solutions to Accelerate Return-to-Readiness following Musculoskeletal Injuries." The program provides $2 million in research and development funding. OREF is contributing $100,000 toward the awards, which was made possible by a generous gift from The Aircast Foundation, a private foundation committed to promoting and supporting excellence in scientific and clinical research and education in the area of orthopaedic medicine. The remainder of the funding is provided by the DOD.
- Recipients will utilize the funds for research leading to the advancement of solutions to accelerate return-to-readiness for Service Members experiencing musculoskeletal injuries.
- The program provides $2 million in research and development funding.
- OREF is excited to collaborate with MTEC and MOMRP to fund research that may accelerate return-to-readiness for Service members affected by musculoskeletal injuries."
- "An important component of the public-private collaboration that MTEC fosters is the ability to leverage philanthropic dollars to serve military medical need.