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Book of Lists 2014 www.HartfordBusiness.com septemBer 22, 2014 • Hartford Business Journal 45 General Interest Largest NIH grant winners in Connecticut (FY2013 grants, ranked by size) Rank Grantee organization Number of awards Total funding Percent of CT awards/ Percent of CT funding Largest project amount Largest project research areas 1 Yale University New Haven 875 $348,058,771 78.9% 78.3% $7,386,771 Clinical research; HIV/AIDS 2 University of Connecticut School of Medicine/Dental Farmington 120 $50,163,695 10.8% 11.3% $2,523,515 Bioscience; biotechnology 3 University of Connecticut Storrs 52 $16,179,653 4.7% 3.6% $924,542 Autism; brain disorders; clinical research; intellectual and developmental disabilities; mental health; pediatric; prevention 4 Haskins Laboratories Inc. New Haven 10 $6,388,859 0.9% 1.4% $1,369,735 Nature and acquisition of speech code (1) 5 Liuna Training and Education Fund Pomfret Center 2 $5,009,424 0.2% 1.1% $3,302,516 Hazardous material worker health and safety training (1) 6 John B. Pierce Laboratory Inc. New Haven 9 $3,978,414 0.8% 0.9% $683,064 Basic behavioral and social science; behavioral and social science; cancer; clinical research; neurosciences; nutrition; obesity; prevention 7 Connecticut Children's Medical Center Hartford 2 $2,784,109 0.2% 0.6% $429,403 Autoimmune disease; biotechnology; cancer; clinical research; colo-rectal cancer; Crohn's disease; digestive diseases; genetics; human genome; inflammatory bowel disease; nutrition; pediatric 8 L2 Diagnostics LLC New Haven 4 $2,604,896 0.4% 0.6% $1,605,387 Anthrax; antimicrobial resistance; biodefense; biotechnology; emerging infectious diseases; infectious diseases; orphan drug; rare diseases; tuberculosi 9 Hartford Hospital Hartford 3 $1,461,460 0.3% 0.3% $561,771 Behavioral and social science; clinical research; mental health; mind and body; neurosciences 10 Wesleyan University Middletown 5 $1,370,280 0.5% 0.3% $484,788 Brain disorders; epilepsy; neurodegenerative; neurosciences; regenerative medicine; stem cell research; transplantation 11 Molecular NeuroImaging LLC New Haven 1 $813,115 0.1% 0.2% $813,115 Aging; alzheimer's disease; behavioral and social science; bioengineering; brain disorders; clinical research; dementia; diagnostic radiology; mental health; neurosciences 12 Biodel Inc. Danbury 2 $584,770 0.2% 0.1% $293,533 Autoimmune disease; bioengineering; biotechnology; diabetes 13 Institute for Community Research Hartford 2 $492,623 0.2% 0.1% $444,463 Behavioral and social science; clinical research; drug abuse; HIV/AIDS; prevention; substance abuse 14 Applied Behavioral Research LLC New Haven 1 $475,982 0.1% 0.1% $475,982 Alcoholism; clinical research; clinical trials; substance abuse 15 Axerion Therapeutics Inc. Branford 2 $425,953 0.2% 0.1% $224,995 Aging; eye disease and disorders of vision; genetics; human genome; injury accidents/adverse effects; injury - trauma - (head and spine); neurodegenerative; neurosciences; regenerative medicine Source: National Institutes of Health (Awards by Location) - www.nih.gov. (1) Project did not feature NIH spending areas so taken from largest project title. —Compiled by Roger Magnus. Nominate now Health Care Heroes Nominate them today, for the chance to be recognized with this special award. Presented By: event sPonsors: event Partners: NOMINATION DEADLINE: October 6, 2014 Special Edition Publishes: December 8, 2014 Nominate today! To nominate, visit: HartfordBusiness.com, and click on "Our Events" Nominate Health Care Hero candidates in the following categories: • Corporate Achievement - Innovation • Corporate Achievement - Healthiest Workplace • Advancements in Healthcare - Innovation • Advancements in Healthcare - Prevention • Community Service - Advocacy/Policy • Physician • Nurse • Health Care Staff • Volunteer The Health Care Heroes Awards identifies outstanding leaders in the health care industry who are the epitome of a "hero." Whether they are doctors, nurses, specialists or managers, join us in recognizing those individuals who embody the word "hero" and prove their excellence in helping others. to be considered for this year's

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