RAPTIC Application Process and Schedule

FY27 Cohort - Now Accepting Applications!

Applications are open for the RAPTIC (Research Accelerator Program to Translate, Innovate and Commercialize) FY27 cohort. All faculty doing innovation research in the health/medical sciences are invited to apply.  There are 3 phases to the program, which are detailed in the application form.

The Mission of RAPTIC is to facilitate and accelerate progress in translational and clinical research at Ohio State by increasing awareness of and access to key resources and training, in order to identify and realize innovative ideas with applications that can be protected by intellectual property (IP), funded, commercialized and implemented in healthcare or biomedical settings. 

Applications are due by April 30, 2026.  Faculty not accepted into the program are still welcome to register to attend individual learning sessions, which will be held monthly from September 2026-May 2027.  A calendar and registration link will go live in June 2026.

Please email completed application forms, or any questions about RAPTIC, to program founder Dr. Kristy Townsend as a single PDF with your current CV or NIH-style biosketch.

Please use the email subject line: RAPTIC application

Learning Sessions FY27 - Coming Soon

Registration is open to participating college faculty for the RAPTIC Learning Sessions, held in-person monthly from September 2026 - May 2027.  

The Mission of RAPTIC is to facilitate and accelerate progress in translational and clinical research at Ohio State by increasing awareness of and access to key resources and training, in order to identify and realize innovative ideas with applications that can be protected by IP, funded, commercialized and implemented in healthcare or biomedical settings. Applications are open now for participants in participating colleges and for two scholarship seats in non-participating colleges. Please contact program founder Dr. Kristy Townsend with any questions.