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$42,106,159

Department of Health and Human Services·National Institutes of Health

to LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INC

biotechactive
ACTION DATE2026-04-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_75N91020F00021_7529_75N91019D00024_7529
Award description

CHILDHOOD CANCER DATA INITIATIVE: CLINICAL TRIAL SPECIMEN MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION (CTSMC) PROGRAM

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Funds molecular characterization of clinical trial specimens for childhood cancer research through the NIH-led data initiative.

Sub-sectors
nih-research-grantscancer-researchclinical-genomics
Why this matters

Accelerates precision medicine for pediatric cancers by enabling large-scale genomic analysis of tumor specimens to improve treatment outcomes.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for genomic sequencing services, bioinformatics platforms, and laboratory automation from biotech service providers.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. leadership in pediatric cancer genomics and precision medicine, areas where China is rapidly expanding research capacity.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002201.

Period of performance
Start
2020-09-25
End
2030-08-31
Status
activein 1568 days
Sources

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