This grant funds clinical research projects investigating the effects of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy on disease diagnosis, management, and patient outcomes in pulmonary disease. Eligible research areas include clinical outcomes, imaging, navigation, health economics, cost-effectiveness, quality of life, and new procedure development. Funding supports salaries for support staff, equipment, supplies, and travel for up to one year, excluding physician salaries.
Eligible applicants are principal investigators at not-for-profit institutions worldwide. Multiple grants to the same principal investigator are not allowed. Funding cannot support for-profit activities and is limited to research expenses from 2025 through 2027.
