What is a grant?
The term ‘grant’ applies to the provision of funding for actual goods and services for the purpose of supporting healthcare, scientific research or education. This is in response to an unsolicited request from a healthcare organisation or an individual involved with the provision of healthcare and must be provided without any implied or actual benefit in return for Menarini Stemline® UK.
What types of grants will Menarini Stemline® UK consider supporting?
Menarini Stemline® UK is committed to supporting projects, initiatives and concepts that enhance patient care or benefit the NHS and maintain sustainable, high-quality care for patients.
This could include, but is not limited to:
All grants are provided on the basis of application merit and are not allocated on the basis of any perceived or expected financial material benefit to the Menarini Stemline® UK organisation.
All grants are considered on a first-come-first-serve basis, and allocation of funding may be influenced by availability of budgets at the time of the application.
What criteria do Menarini Stemline® UK use to determine which grants are funded?
Menarini Stemline® UK receive many requests for funding and may not be able to support all applications. While all requests are considered, each request may not be successful. All funding approval is at the discretion of Menarini Stemline® UK and request for funding should be within the focal disease area of oncology.
Menarini Stemline® UK consider the following factors when evaluating activities to support:
Please note that applications are not guaranteed, even if all criteria are met.
If support is provided through a grant, this must be acknowledged and apparent on any materials associated with the activity, e.g. educational items or materials used. In line with the requirements of the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry, details of grant funding provided by Menarini Stemline® UK will be publicly disclosed annually on the ABPI central website platform for disclosure in the UK.
Disclosures and compliance
As a UK-based biotech company, Menarini Stemline® UK adheres to the ABPI Code of Practice, including the requirements for annual disclosure of transfer of value for the corresponding period.
Details of each grant (transfer of value) must be publicly disclosed annually, giving in each case the financial amount or value and the name of the recipient institution, organisation or association. Companies are also encouraged to ask recipients to make such funding public. Where applicable, fees and expenses should be disclosed separately. Disclosures must be carried out in accordance with Clauses 28 and 29.
The full list of supported grants can be found here.*
Application process
To apply for a grant from Menarini Stemline® UK, please download and complete the application form. Once completed, please email the forms to UKMedical@menarinistemline.com.
*Please note: Menarini Stemline® UK accepts no liability for external links.