Partner with Protocol on evidence-based health research
Protocol is seeking academic and clinical research partners to conduct peer-reviewed studies on personalized health optimization. We bring the data and platform; you bring the institutional credibility and research expertise.
MAHA ELEVATE — CMS Lifestyle Medicine Initiative
The Opportunity
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) MAHA ELEVATE program has allocated $100M in lifestyle medicine research funding — one of the largest federal investments in evidence-based preventive health in recent history.
Protocol is positioned as the ideal digital platform partner for grant applications targeting personalized supplementation, metabolic health, and digital health interventions for Medicare-eligible populations.
Why Protocol
- ✓Real-world health profile data from Protocol users
- ✓AI-powered intervention matching infrastructure
- ✓Proven engagement with 55+ demographic
- ✓Transparent, publication-ready methodology
- ✓Supplement interaction safety database
Timeline: We are actively building research partnerships ahead of the next MAHA ELEVATE application cycle. Early conversations welcome — ideally 8–12 weeks before submission deadlines.
What you get
We structure partnerships to be genuinely valuable for academic and clinical collaborators — not just name-on-a-grant arrangements.
Principal Investigator Credit
Partner PIs receive full PI credit on all publications arising from the collaboration, with Protocol's research infrastructure serving as the data and analysis backbone.
Co-Authorship on Publications
Research conducted on Protocol's platform results in co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals. We target high-impact journals aligned with MAHA ELEVATE priorities.
Platform Access & Data
Partners receive access to Protocol's anonymized health profile dataset, intervention adherence tracking, and longitudinal outcome data — infrastructure years in the making.
Subcontract Budget
Protocol allocates meaningful subcontract budgets to academic partners from grant funding. We structure agreements to maximize institutional overhead recovery.
Current research areas
We have open partnership slots in the following domains. Proposals outside these areas are also welcome.
Personalized Supplementation
ActiveValidating AI-driven supplement recommendations against clinically measured outcomes. Do personalized protocols outperform generic guidelines?
Metabolic Syndrome & Lifestyle Medicine
ActiveLifestyle interventions for metabolic syndrome — exercise, diet, supplementation — quantified at scale using Protocol's real-world adherence data.
Digital Health for 55+
ActiveTechnology-mediated behavior change in older adults: adoption patterns, adherence, and clinical outcomes from Protocol's senior user cohort.
Supplement-Drug Interactions
ProposedBuilding an evidence-based interaction model for common supplement-medication combinations. Critical safety research with immediate clinical application.
Start a conversation
Whether you're exploring a specific grant opportunity or have a research idea that could benefit from Protocol's platform, we want to hear from you.