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SBIR/STTR 101: Introduction & Overview

Date
October 30, 2014 4:00 AM to October 31, 2014 3:45 AM (ET)
Location
215 West Michigan Avenue Ann Arbor SPARK East
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
United States
Contact Name
Jayne Berkaw
Contact Phone
(734) 930-9741
Contact Email
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Description:

The government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs make over $2.6 billion in high-risk, non-dilutive capital available to innovative small companies annually. In this half-day class, attendees learn SBIR/STTR program basics, including: program purpose, eligibility, sources of funding and tools for proposal development. The class is designed provide enough information for attendees to determine if they would like to seriously pursue a grant or contract proposal.Speaker:  Andrea Johanson, Principal Consultant, BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting (BBCetc)Andrea is a BBC Principal Consultant with over 18 years of experience in leading international collaborative research projects. Prior to joining BBC in 2006, she was responsible for developing a portfolio of agricultural biotechnology projects at Michigan State University’s Institute of International Agriculture, and for reporting to federal funding agencies about the program. She holds a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Reading University, in the UK, a Masters in Plant Pathology from Cornell University, and a Master of Arts in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.Cost: $50 Michigan residents; $100 all others9 AM - 12 PM

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