Join the Weill Cornell Entrepreneurship Lab team for this special SBIR/STTR event where you will:

• Learn how SBIR/STTR can facilitate technology transfer
• Find out how to get started
• See why SBIR/STTR differs from basic research grants

Day 1: 8:30am – 4:30pm
“Step-by Step SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep for NIH”
Presented by Becky Aistrup, Co-Managing Partner, BBCetc

Lunch Panel: Lessons learned from NYC awardees who’ve been there:

• Isabel Kurth, PhD, Rgenix
• Jacob Trevino, PhD, Chemeleon (formerly Drink Savvy)
• Charlotte D’Hulst, PhD, Yesse Technologies (formerly MouSensor)

Day 2: 8:30am – Noon
“Taming the Numbers: SBIR/STTR Budget Planning for Researchers”
Presented by Kris Bergman, Co-Managing Partner, BBCetc

Lunch Panel: How to achieve SBIR/STTR success: insights from insiders:

• Kory Hallett, PhD, Program Director, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute
• Monique Pond, PhD., AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute
• Kathleen Rousche, PhD, NIH Centers for Accelerated Innovations Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• Maureen Cusick Thomas, MPM [C], Small Business Outreach Coordinator, Translational Research, National Institute on Aging
• Ben Schrag, PhD, Senior Program Director, SBIR/STTR, National Science Foundation
• Liz Powell, Esq., NSF, MPH, founder/ principal of G2G Consulting will discuss other forms of non-dilutive funding available from NSF and defense-related mechanisms such as CDMRP, BARDA and others.

PM: Optional 1:1 meetings with Program Reps (Sign up on site, first come first serve)

The program will be held in the Anne Evans Estabrook Lecture Hall Rm. (A-250). Maps and directions

AGENDA:
June 18
8:30 a.m. – Noon ABC’s of SBIR/STTR
12 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Panel: Secrets of Successful SBIR/STTR Awardees
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep for NIH cont’d.
June 19
8:45 a.m. – Noon SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep for NIH – cont’d.
12 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Panel: How to Win at SBIR/STTR: Views from the Inside
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. 1:1 meetings with program reps. (Sign up on site)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Small businesses new to SBIR/STTR – Find out if you’re a fit for SBIR/STTR
• Companies new to NIH – Find out about this compelling source of non-dilutive finding
• Faculty, researchers, post-docs – learn how SBIR/STTR can facilitate technology transfer; find out how to get started; see why SBIR/STTR differs from basic research grants

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