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California Life Science Firms to Learn "Insider" Strategies for Government Funding at 11th SoCalBio Investor & Partnership Conference
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Details are emerging for BioNJ and Pennsylvania Bio 10th Anniversary joint symposium
Register today at www.biotech2010.org
CALAsia is a global conference aimed at helping U.S. and Asian life science organizations spotlight growth, technology development and innovation in their respective regions. The two day event in San Diego on October 4-5, 2010 will focus on development strategies in the US and Pacific Rim including regulatory compliance issues facing Asian and American companies, the future of global drug discovery, and financing opportunities.
Application Deadline August 6, 2010
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently introduced the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Bridge Award mechanism, designed to incentivize their phase II awardees to obtain 3rd party financing in order commercialize technologies developed with SBIR funds.
In this session, Directors from the NCI SBIR Development Center will talk to current and potential grantees about the Bridge Award and other opportunities such as their contract topics.
After the presentation, each attendee will have a private meeting with Mr. Michael Weingarten – the Director of the NCI SBIR Development Center – and/or Dr. Ali Andalibi – the Program Director of the NCI SBIR Development Center.
To apply for one-on-one meetings, please send your Executive Summary by August 6, 2010 toevents@sjbiocenter.com. The Review Board, composed of the BioCenter management team, sponsors, partners and mentors, will then meet to consider your application.
BIOCOM and BayBio are creating a day and a half conference that will combine the business, research and investment aspects for the industrial biotech community in this unique statewide conference. Through panel discussions, partnering opportunities and ample networking opportunities to extend your relationships. This conference will educate participants on the opportunities and challenges facing industrial biotech companies and ultimately demonstrate why California is a center of innovation in the industrial biotech space.
Newly funded companies create medical innovations, help businesses improve productivity
PHILADELPHIA, PA (www.sep.benfranklin.org) – Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) recently approved investments totaling $1,800,000 for nine early-stage Pennsylvania companies with promising technology innovations. Included in this is a $500,000 investment in Molecular Detection Inc. (MDI). MDI developed a quick method to detect drug resistant Staph infections. Investment details follow.
Apply Today! NCI Grant Funding Available for Small Business Innovation Research in Cancer Technologies
Deadline: August 5, 2010
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) encourages you to learn more about how grant funding can help your small business or institution advance your innovative research ideas to the commercialization stage. The NCI Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs are offering grant funding opportunities to eligible small businesses and research institutions for the development and commercialization of novel technologies and products to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.
Ann Arbor SPARK has just released an update of available resources available
Are you interested in having a team of MBA students work on a problem for you during the fall? Each year, they accept proposals from sponsors looking to solve problems, identify new processes, or target opportunities for growth. Successful proposals:
- Address a real challenge or opportunity that has no existing obvious solution;
- Demand a set of actionable recommendations;
- Are important to the company and have strong support from senior-level management;
- Require a multidisciplinary approach; and
- May be completed in 14 weeks.
FY11 Oklahoma Applied Research Support Program
Eligible Applicants: Oklahoma Businesses and Enterprises, Oklahoma Colleges and Universities and Oklahoma Non-profit Research Foundations
AWARD TYPES
Proof-of-Concept Applied Research and Development
Proof-of-Concept Applied Research awards support early stage applied research and development projects such as:
1. Proof-of-concept research and technical development projects
2. Exploratory development
3. Product definition
Proof-of-concept awards are capped at $45,000 per year for a two-year award period.
Accelerated Applied Research and Development
Accelerated Applied Research and Development awards support later stage applied research and
development projects for which the product is defined, the market opportunity is well assessed,
commercial opportunities are clearly identified and a commercial entity is defined. The maximum amount
of OCAST funds for an accelerated project is capped at $300,000 and can be scheduled over one, two or
three years.
Read the full Soliciation
Application Deadline September 8, 2010
Workshops in August
Council will advise the president on ways to foster entrepreneurship and transform laboratory ideas into new businesses and jobs
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the members of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a group that will support President Obama's innovation strategy by helping to develop policies that foster entrepreneurship and identifying new ways to take great ideas from the lab to the marketplace to drive economic growth and create jobs. Locke made the announcement at a U.S. Department of Commerce University Innovation Forum at the University of Michigan, where participants discussed the role of universities in innovation, economic development, job creation and commercialization of federally funded research.
The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship will help build on this aggressive agenda. Members of the council include serial entrepreneurs, university presidents, investors and non-profit leaders. Steve Case, Mary Sue Coleman, and Desh Deshpande will serve as Co-Chairs. See the full list of council members below.
