Mississippi INBRE

What Mississippi INBRE does

Mississippi INBRE (Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) is a non-profit research network founded in 2001 and housed at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. The organization is funded primarily by NIH Award Number P20GM103476 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under the federal Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program, with a secondary $7 million NSF grant awarded in 2024 for the Nano-Bio ImmunoEngineering Consortium (NIEC). Its mission is to build biomedical research capacity across Mississippi, a state with historically low NIH funding, by coordinating a statewide network of 32 colleges and universities.

The network operates through four programmatic cores — Administrative, Data Science, Instrumentation & Services, and Community Engagement & Training — and five physical core facilities located at partner institutions: Imaging (USM), Molecular & Genomics (UMMC), Proteomics (MSU), Metabolomics & Lipidomics (MSU), and Cell Bioenergetics (Ole Miss). It runs the Scholars Program (Research Scholars and Applied Health Scholars), a nine-week paid summer research internship providing $6,500 plus housing to undergraduate students, and distributes faculty research grants at three tiers: CURE (up to $10,000/year), Research Initiation Grants (up to $50,000/year), and Project Development Grants (up to $100,000/year for two years), plus $100,000 in faculty recruitment funds.

Mississippi INBRE has no product revenue; all funding flows from federal grants. Programs and services are provided at no cost to eligible participants. The organization reaches additional researchers through the Southeast Regional IDeA Network (24 states), co-hosts the annual MIEC conference with Mississippi EPSCoR, sponsors the Mississippi Academy of Sciences meeting, and operates the Data Science Core to deliver AI/ML training modules to PUI faculty. Community engagement is delivered through partners including My Brother's Keeper, Inc. and the Mississippi INBRE Gulf South Center, focusing on public health issues such as HIV, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Name

Mississippi INBRE

Legal name

Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence

Website

https://msinbre.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mississippi INBRE is an NIH-funded non-profit research network coordinating biomedical research infrastructure across 32 Mississippi colleges and universities through five core facilities, faculty grants, and a paid undergraduate summer scholars program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomedical Research Infrastructure

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Workforce, Training & Capacity Building (HLAJAMAF), Biostatistics, Statistical Computing & Clinical Programming (SAS/R/Pipelines) (HLACAOAO), Scientific Data Management & Data Platforms (SDMS/Data Lakehouse for R&D) (HLAGAJAC), Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO)

Keywords

• Biomedical research network
• Academic research infrastructure
• NIH funded programs
• Undergraduate research training
• Community health partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Hattiesburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. NIH Institutional Development Award (IDeA): The Mississippi INBRE program is funded by Award Number P20GM103476 from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences. This is a federal research grant that supports the network's operations, faculty research funding, student programs, and core facility operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mississippi INBRE builds a statewide biomedical research infrastructure in Mississippi by coordinating a network of 32 colleges and universities. Its core offerings include five instrumentation core facilities (Imaging, Molecular & Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics & Lipidomics, Cell Bioenergetics), faculty research grant programs (CURE, RIG, PDG), nine-week Scholar summer internships for undergraduates, a Data Science Core for AI/ML training, and a Community Engagement & Training Core partnering with health-focused organizations.

Product overview

Mississippi INBRE is a network of colleges and universities designed to build a biomedical research infrastructure in Mississippi. The organization operates as a coordinated program with multiple interconnected components: the Scholars Program providing nine-week summer internships (Research Scholars and Applied Health Scholars tracks); funding programs including Curriculum-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE), Project Development Grants, and Research Initiation Grants; four programmatic cores (Administrative Core, Data Science Core, Instrumentation & Services Core, and Community Engagement & Training Core); five core facilities (Imaging, Molecular & Genomics, Proteomics, Cell Bioenergetics, and Metabolomics & Lipidomics); and educational modules (Curricular and Data Science). The program is funded by NIH Award Number P20GM103476 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mississippi INBRE Scholars Program
• Curriculum-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) Funding awards of up to $10,000 per year for one year to strengthen science education at Mississippi PUIs by supporting enhancement of biomedical sciences curriculum that actively engage undergraduate students.
• Project Development Grant (PDG) Funding awards of up to $100,000 per year for two years to strengthen biomedical research capacity at Mississippi PUIs by supporting faculty-led research projects that actively engage undergraduate students.
• Research Initiation Grant (RIG) Funding awards of up to $50,000 per year for one year to strengthen science education at Mississippi PUIs by supporting faculty-led pilot research projects that actively engage undergraduate students.
• Data Science Core Provides a robust data science network to advance biomedical research infrastructure in Mississippi through educational training and consulting services offered by dedicated data science experts. Fosters partnerships for research collaboration between academic institutions and industries.
• Instrumentation & Services Core Provides Mississippi researchers access to the latest equipment and technical expertise at significantly reduced cost. Supports five instrumentation core facilities throughout the state: Imaging Facility (USM), Molecular & Genomics Facility (UMMC), Proteomics Facility (MSU), Metabolomics & Lipidomics Facility (MSU), and Cell Bioenergetics Facility (Ole Miss).
• Community Engagement & Training Core Has made significant, lasting improvements to public health in communities across Mississippi by building strong partnerships with health-focused agencies and organizations throughout the state.
• Curricular Modules No-cost STEM lesson modules for PUI faculty including Recombinant DNA Technologies, Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration, Bacterial Art, CRISPR, Antibodies, and Wolbachia Rodeo. Modules are taught via online video with free classroom supply kits.
• Data Science Modules Educational modules including Statistics for Epidemiology, Machine Learning in Biomedical Sciences, and Intro to R programming, designed to teach data science skills through hands-on activities.
• Core Facilities Five instrumentation core facilities providing researchers access to specialized equipment: Imaging Facility, Molecular & Genomics Facility, Proteomics Facility, Cell Bioenergetics Facility, and Metabolomics & Lipidomics Facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Network of 32 colleges and universities statewide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Mississippi EPSCoRflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2024Co-hosts the annual Mississippi IDeA/EPSCoR Conference (MIEC), bringing together STEM researchers, faculty, students, and professionals across Mississippi. The partnership aims to enhance in-state STEM research infrastructure through an engaging platform for learning, collaboration, and research discovery exchange.
• Southeast Regional IDeA NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports collaborations between institutions and agencies throughout the Southeastern United States based on common scientific themes, including interstate opportunities for undergraduate student research, collaborative seed grants, scientific/programmatic meetings, and resource exchanges. Includes 24 states: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
• Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThematic, multidisciplinary centers that augment and strengthen institutional biomedical research capacity. Mississippi COBREs include: Mississippi Center of Excellence in Perinatal Research (UMC), Center of Research Excellence in Natural Products Neuroscience (Ole Miss), Obesity, Cardiorenal, Metabolic Diseases Research Center (UMC), Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Pathogen-Host Interactions (MSU), Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience (UMC), Glycoscience Center of Research Excellence (Ole Miss).
• Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the IDeA-CTR Network supporting the development of infrastructure and human resources required to conduct clinical and translational research in IDeA-eligible states, enhancing the ability of institutions to develop competitive clinical and translational research programs.
• Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) - STEMIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience Teaching Excites Medical Interest (STEMI) program funding innovative pre-kindergarten to grade 12 (P–12) science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Informal Science Education (ISE) educational projects.
• My Brother's Keeper, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner focused on improving health outcomes through health education, health promotion, policy and environmental systems changes. Originally established for HIV prevention, MBK now addresses cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cancer. Has served over 15,000 individuals across community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, institutions of higher learning, and local communities.
• Mississippi INBRE Gulf South CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting transdisciplinary team science, collaborative partnerships, and workforce development to conduct practical research focused on disease prevention and healthy aging.
• Mississippi Academy of SciencescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMississippi INBRE sponsors the annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences meeting, hosting events such as the Data Science Workshop and Graduate/Post-Graduate Scholars Symposium. The MAS meeting brings together over 1,400 researchers, students, and professionals with over 550 research abstract submissions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maine INBRE: Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. Direct peer operating the same NIH-funded PUI biomedical research network model, also part of the Southeast Regional IDeA Network.
• Louisiana INBRE: Louisiana's IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. Direct peer running the same NIH IDeA INBRE program model in a neighboring Southeastern state, with parallel core facilities, faculty funding, and student scholar programs.
• Kentucky INBRE: Kentucky IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. Direct peer with identical NIH IDeA program structure, faculty development grants, and student research opportunities in a comparable IDeA-eligible state.
• Nebraska INBRE: Nebraska IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. Direct peer operating under the same NIH IDeA program framework with statewide PUI research capacity building focus.
• Arkansas INBRE: Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. Direct peer with the same federal IDeA funding mechanism and statewide PUI research network structure in a neighboring state.
• West Virginia INBRE: West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. Direct peer sharing the same NIH IDeA program structure, summer scholar programs, and core facility infrastructure model in another Appalachian/IDeA state.

Others

• Southeast Regional IDeA Network (SRIN): Regional consortium of 24 IDeA states for collaborative research, student exchanges, and seed grants. Mississippi INBRE is a member; SRIN provides the coordination layer for interstate collaboration among INBRE programs.

Broad incumbents

• IDeA-CTR Network / MCCTR: IDeA Clinical and Translational Research Network. Sister federal IDeA initiative supporting clinical and translational research infrastructure in IDeA-eligible states; Mississippi INBRE collaborates with the Mississippi CTR but it operates at a different translational stage.
• NSF EPSCoR: NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sister federal capacity-building program; Mississippi INBRE directly partners with Mississippi EPSCoR to co-host MIEC, but EPSCoR is a broader science/engineering program not specific to biomedical research.
• Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE): NIH NIGMS-funded COBRE program. Sister federal initiative (same IDeA family) that supports thematic multidisciplinary research centers at institutions; Mississippi INBRE partners with multiple in-state COBREs but COBREs operate at a more focused thematic level rather than statewide network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

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