MARCH 17

8:45 a.m. – Networking via Zoom Chat 9:00 a.m. – Welcome/Logistics

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - 1:1 Meetings with Program Officers* (ongoing 3/17-3/19)

9:05 a.m. – SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Stephanie Fertig, HHS Small Business Program Lead, NIH

9:20 a.m. - SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Stephanie Davis, PhD - Small Business Program Coordinator, NHLBI

9:35 a.m. - SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities at the National Institute on Aging - Saroj Regmi, PhD - Health Science Administrator Office of Small Business Research, NIA

9:50 a.m. - SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities at the National Institute on Drug Abuse - Elena Koustova, PhD, MBA - Director, Office of Translational Initiatives and Program Innovations (OTIPI), NIDA SBIR/STTR Coordinator, NIDA Office of Director

10:05 a.m. - SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities at the National Cancer Institute - Deep Narayanan, PhD, Program Director, NIH National Cancer Institute SBIR Development Center

10:20 a.m.- NIMHD/other?10:35 a.m. – Q&A with all NIH speakers

10:50 a.m. – Networking via Zoom Chat

11:00 am. - DoD Funding Contracts for Early Stage Companies – JR Meyers, SBIR Project Manager, USAMRDC

11:30 a.m. – SBIR Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation with Q&A, Ben Schrag, PhD - Program Director, NSF

12:00 p.m. – Writing Your Specific Aims Page - Deepa Narayanan, PhD, Program Director, NIH National Cancer Institute SBIR Development Center

12:30 p.m. – Writing Your Phase II Commercialization Plan - Todd Haim, PhD – Chief, Office of Small Business Research, NIA

1:00 p.m. – Speaker TBA

1:30 p.m. – Funding Projects with the University of Maryland thru MIPS – Onur Unal, Manager, Life Sciences Projects, Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS),

2:00 p.m. - Tips for Successful Applications - Rini Pek, Senior Analyst, BioHealth Innovation, Inc.

MARCH 18

1:1 Partnering meetings continue 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

10-11:00 - Resource-Full!! You've learned about Non-Dilutive Funding, What's Next? Learn about next steps and additional resources to grow your company. Fireside chat w/ Q&A: Ethel Rubin and John Sullivan, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. and Anthony Saleh, CEO miRecule

MARCH 19

1:1 Partnering meetings continue 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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NOTE: This program is being cohosted by BHI and MCEDC to help entrepreneurs advance their technologies. While consultants and other service providers may register to attend presentations, they will not be admitted to the partnering sessions.