Category: Arizona
Media Release
October 29, 2009
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The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) has honored Medipacs Inc., a Tucson-based company, with its Innovation Award for 2009.
(Tucson, Arizona) The Arizona Center for Innovation has received funding to hold a series of workshops to train local entrepreneurs on how to secure government funding.
The grant was awarded by Innovation Frontier Arizona through the U.S. Department of Labor. Innovation Frontier Arizona is a newly created Southern Arizona initiative to align education, workforce development and economic development with the needs of the region's industries.
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September 18, 2009
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(Tucson, Arizona) The Arizona Center for Innovation has received funding to hold a series of workshops to train local entrepreneurs on how to secure government funding.
The grant was awarded by Innovation Frontier Arizona through the U.S. Department of Labor. Innovation Frontier Arizona is a newly created Southern Arizona initiative to align education, workforce development and economic development with the needs of the region's industries.
The Arizona Center for Innovation will offer the workshops in alliance with Summit Contract Management LLC, Bancroft Information Services, and The University of Arizona Office of Technology Transfer. Companies participating in the educational workshops will learn to find, write, and submit successful grant applications. The grant is being administered by The University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship.
Every year, the federal government offers more than $2 billion in small business funding for technology and science innovations through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These programs ensure that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts.
Funding Your Innovation through the SBIR/STTR Programs is a workshop series that provides a hands-on format to assist entrepreneurs in preparing a SBIR or STTR proposals. The workshop, targeted at university faculty, local inventors, small technology companies, and student entrepreneurs, helps the community build the expertise needed to capitalize on this funding source through SBIR/STTR training and introduction to the local experts available to assist in the process.
The workshops are in line with the main goal of the SBIR/STTR programs - to get technology out into the commercial market. Receipt of research and development funding produces successful businesses that bring high quality ideas to market. Ultimately this aligns with the regional effort in building successful start-up companies that result in job creation and a high-technology sector in Tucson.
“Without mentoring and training Medipacs would not have received our first grant. Once we realized we were selling a business proposition, not just a grant, it made all of the difference in the world. The government wants to support the companies and the teams that are going to be successful. Programs like these are very important to a start-up company,” explains Mark Banister, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Medipacs. Medipacs is an example of a company that has received numerous state and federal small business grants. They are one of the start-up companies located at the Arizona Center for Innovation.
The first set of training sessions will focus on the following:
Session I: Find Solicitation - October 1, 2009
· Introduction to the programs, unique STTR requirements, finding opportunities that fit, and licensing from The University of Arizona
Session II: Proposal - October 22, 2009
· Introduction to proposal writing, preparing proposal budget, preparing for and writing a commercialization plan, and success stories of grants that get funded
Session III: Pre-Award – October 29, 2009
· Intellectual Property Rights, preparing accounting system, government property system audits, preparing sub-awards and consulting agreements
Workshops will take place at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Room 168 from 1:00-5:00pm and will also be offered to remote participants in webinar format. The workshops are free to the public, certain eligibility requirements do apply. For more information or to register contact the Arizona Center for Innovation at (520)382-3260 orrsvp@azinnovation.com
The Arizona Center for Innovation is a business incubator located at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. The incubator is designed to meet the dynamic needs of developing technology companies through a structured program of business development that provides coaching, business formation, and other business services as well as access to laboratory and office facilities. For more information about AzCI please visit www.azinnovation.com.
Media Release
September 18, 2009
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(Tucson, Arizona) The Arizona Center for Innovation has received funding to hold a series of workshops to train local entrepreneurs on how to secure government funding.
The grant was awarded by Innovation Frontier Arizona through the U.S. Department of Labor. Innovation Frontier Arizona is a newly created Southern Arizona initiative to align education, workforce development and economic development with the needs of the region's industries.
The Arizona Center for Innovation will offer the workshops in alliance with Summit Contract Management LLC, Bancroft Information Services, and The University of Arizona Office of Technology Transfer. Companies participating in the educational workshops will learn to find, write, and submit successful grant applications. The grant is being administered by The University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship.
Every year, the federal government offers more than $2 billion in small business funding for technology and science innovations through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These programs ensure that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts.
Funding Your Innovation through the SBIR/STTR Programs is a workshop series that provides a hands-on format to assist entrepreneurs in preparing a SBIR or STTR proposals. The workshop, targeted at university faculty, local inventors, small technology companies, and student entrepreneurs, helps the community build the expertise needed to capitalize on this funding source through SBIR/STTR training and introduction to the local experts available to assist in the process.
The workshops are in line with the main goal of the SBIR/STTR programs - to get technology out into the commercial market. Receipt of research and development funding produces successful businesses that bring high quality ideas to market. Ultimately this aligns with the regional effort in building successful start-up companies that result in job creation and a high-technology sector in Tucson.
“Without mentoring and training Medipacs would not have received our first grant. Once we realized we were selling a business proposition, not just a grant, it made all of the difference in the world. The government wants to support the companies and the teams that are going to be successful. Programs like these are very important to a start-up company,” explains Mark Banister, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Medipacs. Medipacs is an example of a company that has received numerous state and federal small business grants. They are one of the start-up companies located at the Arizona Center for Innovation.
The first set of training sessions will focus on the following:
Session I: Find Solicitation - October 1, 2009
· Introduction to the programs, unique STTR requirements, finding opportunities that fit, and licensing from The University of Arizona
Session II: Proposal - October 22, 2009
· Introduction to proposal writing, preparing proposal budget, preparing for and writing a commercialization plan, and success stories of grants that get funded
Session III: Pre-Award – October 29, 2009
· Intellectual Property Rights, preparing accounting system, government property system audits, preparing sub-awards and consulting agreements
Workshops will take place at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Room 168 from 1:00-5:00pm and will also be offered to remote participants in webinar format. The workshops are free to the public, certain eligibility requirements do apply. For more information or to register contact the Arizona Center for Innovation at (520)382-3260 orrsvp@azinnovation.com
The Arizona Center for Innovation is a business incubator located at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. The incubator is designed to meet the dynamic needs of developing technology companies through a structured program of business development that provides coaching, business formation, and other business services as well as access to laboratory and office facilities. For more information about AzCI please visit www.azinnovation.com.
Media Release
September 18, 2009
Media inquiries
(Tucson, Arizona) The Arizona Center for Innovation has received funding to hold a series of workshops to train local entrepreneurs on how to secure government funding.
The grant was awarded by Innovation Frontier Arizona through the U.S. Department of Labor. Innovation Frontier Arizona is a newly created Southern Arizona initiative to align education, workforce development and economic development with the needs of the region's industries.
The Arizona Center for Innovation will offer the workshops in alliance with Summit Contract Management LLC, Bancroft Information Services, and The University of Arizona Office of Technology Transfer. Companies participating in the educational workshops will learn to find, write, and submit successful grant applications. The grant is being administered by The University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship.
Every year, the federal government offers more than $2 billion in small business funding for technology and science innovations through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These programs ensure that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts.
Funding Your Innovation through the SBIR/STTR Programs is a workshop series that provides a hands-on format to assist entrepreneurs in preparing a SBIR or STTR proposals. The workshop, targeted at university faculty, local inventors, small technology companies, and student entrepreneurs, helps the community build the expertise needed to capitalize on this funding source through SBIR/STTR training and introduction to the local experts available to assist in the process.
The workshops are in line with the main goal of the SBIR/STTR programs - to get technology out into the commercial market. Receipt of research and development funding produces successful businesses that bring high quality ideas to market. Ultimately this aligns with the regional effort in building successful start-up companies that result in job creation and a high-technology sector in Tucson.
“Without mentoring and training Medipacs would not have received our first grant. Once we realized we were selling a business proposition, not just a grant, it made all of the difference in the world. The government wants to support the companies and the teams that are going to be successful. Programs like these are very important to a start-up company,” explains Mark Banister, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Medipacs. Medipacs is an example of a company that has received numerous state and federal small business grants. They are one of the start-up companies located at the Arizona Center for Innovation.
The first set of training sessions will focus on the following:
Session I: Find Solicitation - October 1, 2009
· Introduction to the programs, unique STTR requirements, finding opportunities that fit, and licensing from The University of Arizona
Session II: Proposal - October 22, 2009
· Introduction to proposal writing, preparing proposal budget, preparing for and writing a commercialization plan, and success stories of grants that get funded
Session III: Pre-Award – October 29, 2009
· Intellectual Property Rights, preparing accounting system, government property system audits, preparing sub-awards and consulting agreements
Workshops will take place at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Room 168 from 1:00-5:00pm and will also be offered to remote participants in webinar format. The workshops are free to the public, certain eligibility requirements do apply. For more information or to register contact the Arizona Center for Innovation at (520)382-3260 orrsvp@azinnovation.com
The Arizona Center for Innovation is a business incubator located at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. The incubator is designed to meet the dynamic needs of developing technology companies through a structured program of business development that provides coaching, business formation, and other business services as well as access to laboratory and office facilities. For more information about AzCI please visit www.azinnovation.com.
September 1, 2009
Scottsdale, AZ
ASU Technopolis is presenting the fifth annual Commercializing Life Sciences Forum (CLSF) at Sky Song in Scottsdale, Arizona. This event brings entrepreneurs and investors together for learning and networking with a day of events. Full details at
www.asutechnopolis.org
The Arizona Center for Innovation (AzCI) is located in Tucson, Arizona, within the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. AzCI partners with entrepreneurs to speed up the commercialization process through an interventionist approach. Once the client enters the program they are mentored and guided with The Center’s Commercial Reality Program.
