The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a funding opportunity titled "Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems," aimed at fostering collaborations between academic and industrial entities to enhance imaging technologies for cancer-related challenges. This initiative encourages innovative proposals that detail mechanisms for clinical relevance and operational feasibility, with a focus on advancing the development and validation of imaging systems that can improve cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment. Funding is available for projects with budgets capped at $500,000 per year for up to five years, and applications must involve at least one academic and one industrial investigator. Interested applicants should submit their proposals electronically by January 5, 2025, and can direct inquiries to grantsinfo@nih.gov for further information.