Exploring the SBIR/STTR Program for Early Stage Financing
Known as “America’s Seed Fund,” the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) programs provide competitive access to R&D funds to stimulate technological innovation by small businesses in the US. The program can help startups and existing small businesses, interested in or performing research, by providing access to grant funds to support proof of concept and prototype development in Phase I. If successfully proven, with full development support in Phase II, successful technologies could move into the commercial market.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps program prepares scientists and engineers to understand how their research can be used to develop new technologies that solve real-world problems. The long term goal of the NSF I-Corps program is to accelerate the economic and societal benefits of NSF-funded basic-research projects and contribute to an expanding technology-based economy. NSF I-Corps participants learn to identify valuable product opportunities that can result from their research program, and gain entrepreneurial skills through training in customer discovery and mentorship from established entrepreneurs.
This event will introduce you to the resources Indiana has to offer, give you tips on what agencies look for in successful proposals and supply you with the basics of the program’s structure and how to determine if it’s a good fit for you.
EVENT DETAILS
When: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM CDT
Where: Innovation Pointe, 318 Main Street Suite 400, Evansville, IN 47708
Who: Companies seeking SBIR/STTR Grants as a source, or potential source, of capital
Event sponsored by Elevate Ventures and Elevate Southwest Indiana. Limited space available, please register early!
SPEAKERS
Dr. Lisa Hoverman, PhD
Dr. Lisa Hoverman is a former academic researcher-turned small business owner in the federal funding niche. Dr. Hoverman is an excellent STEM writer, editor, & proposal/grant manager – all experiences honed as an academic. Dr. Hoverman’s clients include Fortune 50 Companies, International Societies, Medium and Small Businesses, and Startups. She supports these clients primarily in B2B, local, state, and federal grants and proposals. She has obtained over $2.5 B in funding for clients. Her success spans many highly-ranked scientific publications, B2B proposals, federal agency proposals, and importantly for today, SBIR/STTR proposals.
Dr. Keith Davis
Dr. Keith Davis joined Indiana University in July, 2014 and serves as Director of Faculty Engagement in the Innovation & Commercialization Office where he assists faculty in all aspects of technology commercialization. Dr. Davis has twenty-nine years of broad-based academic and industry experience in developing and managing biotechnology research programs and has garnered $13.7 million in funding from NIH, NSF, EPA, DOD and multiple foundations for his research. Dr. Davis also serves as an adjunct instructor for the NSF Midwest I-Corps Node and served as an industry mentor for teams participating in the national NSF I-Corps program.
AGENDA:
12:00 – 12:10 pm – Arrival / Networking / Lunch
12:10 – 12:15 pm – Opening Remarks and Agenda Review – Eric Steele
12:15 – 12:45 pm – Dr. Lisa Hoverman, PhD, SBIR/STTR (presentation and Q&A)
12:45 – 12:50 pm – Break
12:50 – 1:20 pm – Dr. Keith Davis, I-Corps Program (presentation and Q&A)
1:20 – 1:25 pm – Jim Haddan, PTAC Overview
1:25 – 1:30 pm – Closing remarks/Final Q&A