Genetic research
Understanding how variation in the genome shapes health and disease, and using that knowledge to prevent, detect and treat illness earlier.
Functional genomics · Gene editing · Population genetics
A Tetr College of BioScience initiative
Funding the science between discovery and impact.
The Bio Frontier Fund is a $30 million commitment from Tetr College of BioScience to back applied research in genetics, AI in health, longevity, diagnostics, computational biology and translational science, in partnership with universities and researchers worldwide.
$30M
Committed
6
Research areas
1
Dedicated research centre
Global
Open to partners worldwide
01 — The fund
Bio Frontier Fund (n.)
A $30 million research fund, committed by Tetr College of BioScience, that backs applied biotechnology research with real-world potential and the people doing it.
Alongside its bachelor's program in Biosciences, Tetr College of BioScience is establishing the Centre for Applied Biotechnology Research and has committed $30 million to fund work across six research areas.
We started the fund because too much promising science stalls in the gap between a published paper and a patient who benefits from it. Our aim is to fund the work that crosses that gap, and to do it alongside the universities, labs and researchers who are already doing it well.
02 — The thesis
What we believe.
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The most important medicine of the next century hasn't been discovered yet.
We fund early, applied work because that is where the biggest shifts in human health begin.
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Promising science too often stalls before it reaches patients.
Funding should be designed to carry good research across that gap, not just to start it.
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Biology is becoming an information science.
The researchers who can work across both data and the lab bench will lead the next decade.
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Breakthroughs can come from anywhere.
A student's first project deserves a hearing, just as an established lab's does.
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A longer life only matters if it is a healthier one.
Our longevity work is about healthspan, not just lifespan.
03 — Focus areas
Six areas we fund.
Projects should sit within one or more of these areas, and work that crosses them is especially welcome.
AI in health tech
Machine learning and data systems that turn clinical, imaging and biological data into better, faster decisions for clinicians and researchers.
Clinical AI · Medical imaging · Health data
Longevity science
The biology of ageing, and the interventions that could extend the number of years people live in good health.
Ageing biology · Biomarkers · Healthspan
Diagnostics
Faster, cheaper and earlier detection of disease, from the research lab through to the point of care.
Point-of-care · Liquid biopsy · Molecular diagnostics
Computational biology
Modelling living systems at scale, from protein structures and cellular pathways to whole populations.
Bioinformatics · Systems biology · Protein modelling
Translational research
Closing the gap between a promising discovery and a product, therapy or tool that actually reaches patients.
Proof-of-concept · Preclinical validation · Commercialisation
04 — Who we fund
Great science can come from anywhere.
You're a good fit if…
- Your work sits in one or more of our six focus areas
- You have a clear research question and a credible method
- You can see a route from results to real-world use
- You're open to collaborating with partners, faculty and students
05 — How it works
From enquiry to collaboration.
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Enquire
Send a short partnership or research enquiry through the form below.
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Scope
Our team explores fit with the Centre's research priorities.
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Review
A full proposal is assessed on scientific merit, feasibility and translational potential.
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Fund & collaborate
Approved projects are funded and integrated into the Centre's work.
We reply to every enquiry within five working days.
06 — What we offer
Research funding
From a $30M fund dedicated to applied biotechnology.
A home at the Centre
Access to the Centre for Applied Biotechnology Research and its collaborators.
Collaborators
Introductions to faculty, partner universities and researchers across our six areas.
Student researchers
Tetr Biosciences students who can contribute to live projects.
07 — The Centre
The Centre for Applied Biotechnology Research.
The Centre is the home of the Bio Frontier Fund. It brings faculty, visiting researchers, partner universities and Tetr students together on applied projects, so that funding arrives with collaborators, infrastructure and a pipeline of young scientists trained to build.
08 — Team
The people behind the fund.
Pratham Mittal
Founder, Tetr
Tarun Gangwar
Co-founder, Tetr
A $30 million commitment from Tetr College of BioScience to fund applied research in genetics, AI in health tech, longevity science, diagnostics, computational biology and translational research. It is run through Tetr's Centre for Applied Biotechnology Research.
The fund is overseen by Tetr's leadership and run through the Centre for Applied Biotechnology Research. A Scientific Advisory Council of external experts is being constituted to support project review.
Projects should sit within one or more of our six focus areas. Interdisciplinary work that crosses them, such as AI-driven diagnostics or computational approaches to ageing, is especially welcome.
Yes. We welcome enquiries from universities, research institutions and researchers anywhere in the world.
Grant sizes depend on the scope and stage of each project and will be set out in each funding call. Partnership agreements with universities are scoped individually.
The fund and the Centre sit alongside Tetr's bachelor's program in Biosciences. Funded projects create opportunities for students to take part in real research.
Partnership enquiries are open now and reviewed on a rolling basis. Dates for the first open funding call will be published on this page.
IP arrangements are agreed project by project in the partnership or grant agreement, in line with each partner institution's policies.
