2012 SoCalBio Workshop on Accessing Government Funding

May 22, 2012

By Southern California Biomedical Council

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Title: SoCalBio Workshop on Accessing Government Funding


Date: Friday, June 8, 2012
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location:  Auditorium of the Saban Research Institute - 4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Description: 
Numerous U.S. government agencies provide funds, such as SBIR and STTR grants, to small biotech and medical device firms in support of their R&D and commercialization activities. Such grants offer non-dilutive funding, confer validation from peers, and provide invaluable feedback from experts.

In the current financial environment, these government grants are becoming more important as traditional sources of funding early-stage life science companies dry up.

Attend this SoCalBio Workshop to get more information about changes in the SBIR/STTR rules after the re-authorization of the SBIR Program early this year. Also, this workshop will sharpen your grant-writing skills and enable you to tap various government funding opportunities from the NIH, NSF and DoD.

Furthermore, you will hear from entrepreneurs who won grants and get tips from active venture capitalists on how to leverage government grants to access institutional funding.

Speakers:

• Gregory Milman, Ph.D., Director, Office for Innovation and Special Programs, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, DHHS
• Dave D. Hood MS, MBA, PMP, President, DH3 & Associates {Former Senior Advisor to Principal Assistant for Acquisition US Army MRMC
• Jessica Kenyon, Vice President for Health and Life Science Programs, American Defense International, Inc.
• Bob Rawles, Sr. Manager, Moss Adams
• Kinman Tong, Health Care & Not-for-Profit Business Assurance Services Manager, Moss Adams
• Biotech and device executives who won SBIR/STTR grants
   

More information:

For the agenda and information on purchasing tickets, please click here. 
 

USC Stevens is sponsoring the event.