Insider Insights: Federal Small Business Innovation Research Funding

Did you know the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides roughly $100M annually to early-stage technology and therapeutics development through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding? Overall, the NIH provides over $1.4B annually to US life sciences companies.
Want to learn how you can take advantage of such funding?
Join us on December 6th as the Office of Innovation and Commercialization hosts,

• Stephanie Davis, Ph.D., Small Business Program Coordinator at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Jason Conage-Pough, Ph.D., AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Xiang-Jian Lou, Ph.D., Program Director at National Cancer Institute &
• Steve Flaim, Ph.D., FAHA, the Senior Special Advisor and Investor-in-Residence at NHLBI.

Together they will offer an in-depth analysis of Federal SBIR/STTR funding, opening up about their work and the other ways the NIH, NIDDK, and NHLBI support entrepreneurship in the life sciences. Each guest will provide key insights about their respective programs and pathways for engagement followed by a moderated Q&A with host (UC San Diego Rady School of Management MBA '14), who partners and operates several university life sciences accelerator programs including the UC San Diego Venture Catalyst Program.

Friday, December 6th 2024
10 AM to 12 PM - Panel Session at the Design & Innovation Building, Room 208
12 PM - 2 PM: One-on-One Office Hours - National Institutes of Health: One-on-One Meetings with NIH SBIR/STTR Program Directors (signupgenius.com) at the Design & Innovation Building.

• Stephanie Davis: Room 452
• Jason Conage-Pough: Room 456
• Xiang-Jian Lou: Room 454

Directions to the Design & Innovation Building

The event is located on the second floor (room 208) of the . The entrances are located across from the or next to the bus and trolley stop.

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MTS Trolley

The easiest way to get to the DIB is by taking the MTS trolley UC San Diego Blue Line and getting off at the UC San Diego Central Campus stop. The trolley stop is a short 1 minute walk to the DIB.

Parking

Public transportation is highly recommended as parking is limited on campus. If you plan to drive to campus, please give yourself plenty of time. You can download the ParkMobile app to pay for your space digitally once you find a spot.

• P506 - Pay and Display, Northside of the DIB
• P504 - Pay and Display, Northside of the DIB
• P510 - Pay and Display, Northside of the DIB *closest to the DIB*
• Gilman Parking Structure, Southwest side of the DIB

Host or Publisher UC San Diego Office of Innovation & Commercialization