Minnesota Firms Only: The informational session will be an overview of the multi-week curriculum to prepare and submit a high-quality research proposal to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Following this informational session, each firm must apply to the SBIR/STTR Accelerator for formal acceptance into the NIH SBIR/STTR Cohort.

The NIH SBIR/STTR Cohort will begin on October 15th and end January 5, 2021, deadline for proposals. The Cohort curriculum is designed to assist small businesses with an interest in preparing and submitting a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) application to the NIH.

The Cohort is not open to consultants.

About Us:

MNSBIR is funded in part through a Federal and State Technology Partnership Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, a grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the University of Minnesota, Venture Center, and Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Mayo Clinic, Office of Entrepreneurship, and the Minnesota Technology Association.