Two-day, intensive workshop covering all aspects of writing winning SBIR/STTR proposals, focused on health care technologies and companies. This program, offered to Ohio-based companies only, is geared for those individuals that are serious about submitting a proposal and includes 8 hours of separate consulting to review your draft proposal before submittal.

Date

October 5, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

and

October 6, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Location

BioEnterprise
11000 Cedar Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Main Conference Room

Directions

Register

http://www.bioenterprise.com/calendar/calendar.aspx

The Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide highly specialized grants or contracts for small firms (less than 500 employees) to perform cutting-edge R&D that addresses the nation's most critical scientific and engineering needs. These needs span the technology spectrum -- from aviation and agriculture to medicine and manufacturing.

Each year the federal government awards more than $2 billion to small high-technology businesses for innovative research that leads to commercialization of new products. As competition for these grants intensifies, the success rates have plummeted to less than 20% and the success rate for first time applicants is considerably lower.

This workshop provides information to help you successfully prepare for these grants and contracts. SBIR and STTR funds are a critical component of a diversified funding portfolio for small technology companies - providing scientific validation, non-dilutable funding to support R&D and access to product development resources available through various federal agencies. The workshop content can also be helpful in preparation of other commercialization grants such as Ohio's Third Frontier and private foundation grants.

Presenter 

Lisa Kurek, M.S., Managing Partner - BBCetc, Ann Arbor, MI

Who Should Attend?

• Life science focused and technology-based entrepreneurs and small companies seeking funding for R&D with plans to submit a SBIR/STTR proposal within the next 12 months
• Technical experts who want to consult as grant writers and principal investigators
• Research institution faculty who want to partner with small business

Why Attend?

• To receive detailed instruction on preparing each component of a proposal
• To get current information on the SBIR/STTR program and the agency's proposal submission process
• To ensure that you have all of the tools and information necessary to prepare a competitive proposal

Topics Covered

• Strategic Planning - First, Do Your Homework
• SBIR/STTR program details
• Technological innovation and commercial merit - what this really means
• Strategies for targeting your proposal to meet Agency's mission and requirements
• How to do your intelligence work prior to writing the proposal
• Proposal Development - Crafting a Fundable Proposal
• Planning tools for writing the proposal
• The SBIR/STTR review process - learn how to write the proposal to meet the reviewers' expectations
• Step-by-step process on how to write each section of a SBIR/STTR proposal
• Common problems and pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Preparing a Commercialization Plan - Good science is necessary but not sufficient. A strong commercialization strategy is a critical element in successful SBIR/STTR proposals.
• Proposal Submission - Detailed information you need to be prepared for a successful submission.
• Post-Award Administration - What to do once you learn you are going to be funded (and what to do next if you learn you are not)