The Service Coordinator is the initial and primary point-of-contact for all DCM BioServices clients. They are responsible for interfacing with our clients and the DCM team to coordinate the delivery and reporting of all repairs and services. They also have a desire to provide the highest levels of client service, be an advocate for DCM BioServices, and be eager to drive growth.
In this role you will:
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In this role you will:
In this role you will:
Sr. Director of Business Development, Business Innovation Group (BIG), Canon U.S.A. Inc.
Ronald C. Kurz is the Senior Director / GM at Canon Virginia, Inc. (CVI), the Canon manufacturing, engineering, recycling and technical support center for the Americas located in Newport News, Virginia. Serving in a dual role, Ron is responsible for CVI’s Medical business including Sales, P&L, and Strategy. In addition, Ron is also responsible for the Business Development Division, including the development of strategic partnerships that leverage Canon Technology and Manufacturing Know-how. Prior to this position, he led the R&D division in the design and development of medical products for Canon BioMedical, Inc., which was a newly created Canon company. Ron has worked for Canon Virginia for more than 23 years.
Prior to joining Canon, Ron served as a Mechanical Design Engineer for nVIEW Corp, responsible for video projector design and as a Product Design Engineer for GE Aircraft controls, responsible for mechanical design and thermal / vibration analysis of Flight and Engine controls.
Ron holds multiple patents and has previously served on the Old Dominion University’s College of Engineering and Technology Advisory Board. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Binghamton University.
BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI), is a Montgomery County innovation intermediary that translates market-relevant research into commercial success by bringing together management, funding, and markets. BHI is seeking two experienced life science professionals with product development and investment experience to join the BHI team to serve as a part-time Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
These positions will report to and work closely with our lead at the NIH Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Office to support academic and small business innovators in their efforts to validate the potential health impacts of promising scientific discoveries and advance them into healthcare products that improve patient care and enhance health.
8:45 a.m. – Networking via Zoom Chat
9:00 a.m. – Welcome/Logistics—Judy Costello, Managing Director, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – 1:1 Meetings with Program Officers*
9:05 a.m. – Overview: SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities at the NIH – Stephanie Fertig, HHS
Small Business Program Lead, National Institutes of Health (NIH) (SLIDES) (VIDEO)
Institute Insights re SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities
9:20 a.m. – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Stephanie Davis, PhD – Small Business Program
Coordinator, NHLBI (SLIDES)
9:35 a.m. – National Institute on Aging – Saroj Regmi, PhD – Health Science Administrator Office of Small
Business Research, NIA (SLIDES)
9:50 a.m. – 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. – National Cancer Institute – Reema Railkar, PhD – Program Manager, NIH National Cancer – (SLIDES)
Institute SBIR Development Center
10:20 a.m. – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Natalia Kruchinin, PhD – SBIR/STTR
Program Coordinator, RTSP, DEA
10:35 a.m. – Q&A with all NIH speaker
10:50 a.m. – Networking via Zoom Chat
11:00 a.m. – SBIR Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation –Ben Schrag – Program Director, NSF (SLIDES) (VIDEO)
11:30 am. – Military Medical SBIR/STTR Contract Opportunities – JR Myers, SBIR Project Manager, USAMRDC – (SLIDES) (VIDEO)
12:00 p.m. – Writing Your Specific Aims Page – Deepa Narayanan – Program Director and Team Lead, NIH National
Cancer Institute SBIR Development Center – (SLIDES) (VIDEO)
12:30 p.m. – Writing Your Phase II Commercialization Plan – Todd Haim, PhD – Chief, Office of Small Business
Research, NIA – (SLIDES) (VIDEO)
1:00 p.m. – Networking via Zoom Chat
1:30 p.m. – Funding Projects thru MIPS at the University of Maryland – Onur Unal, Manager, Life Sciences Projects,
Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS), Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTech) – (SLIDES) (VIDEO)
2:00 p.m. – Tips for a Winning Application – Rini Pek, Senior Analyst, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI) and Ashwin
Kulkarni, COO, miRecule – (SLIDES) (VIDEO)
Until 4:00 p.m. – 1:1 Meetings with Program Officers Continue*
1:1 Partnering Meetings with Program Officers Continue 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.*
9:30 a.m. – Networking via Zoom Chat
10:00 a.m. – Local Government Resources to Support Innovation—Resources to help you find space, build out yourfirst lab, incentivize potential angel investors, support your R&D and job growth, and MORE! Lynne Stein Benzion, Director, Economic Development, Montgomery County Economic Dev. Corp.Sharon Disque, Economic Development Manager, City of Gaithersburg, MDCarla Merritt, Senior Business Development Representative, Maryland Department of CommerceModerator: Judy Costello, Managing Director, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI) (VIDEO)
11:00 a.m. – You Are Working on Non-Dilutive Funding, What’s Next? —Next steps and additional resources togrow your company—informative conversation with Q&A. Ethel Rubin and John Sullivan,Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. and Anthony Saleh, CEO, miRecule – (SLIDES)
12:00 p.m. 1:1 Partnering Meetings with Program Officers Continue until 4:00 p.m.*
9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. – 1:1 Partnering Meetings with Program Officers Continue
SENIOR MANAGER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BIO HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES PROGRAM MANAGER SENIOR I
(MANAGEMENT)
(#21-005482-0003)
SALARY: $75,012 – $120,447
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF BIOHEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES
The Maryland Department of Commerce is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Senior Manager of Business Development in the Office of BioHealth and Life Sciences within the Division of Business and Industry Sector Development. Life sciences is a key industry sector for the Maryland Department of Commerce. This position will primarily be responsible for the Office’s business development efforts to cultivate and coordinate opportunities to expand, retain, and attract biohealth and life sciences businesses in Maryland as well as create and sustain high quality jobs for the citizens of the state. The Senior Manager will develop and implement high-profile programs and initiatives to address the critical needs of the industry, including but not limited to: talent attraction and workforce development; capital investment activity expansion; as well as technology transfer and commercialization strategies. The Senior Manager will also provide assistance to entrepreneurs, start-ups, and early-stage life sciences companies to navigate the resources available to them throughout the State of Maryland; develop, manage, execute funding and incentive programs; analyze data and prepare reports; develop and manage contracts; support activities of advisory boards, meet with members of the biohealth and life sciences industry; represent and promote Maryland’s life sciences sector at meetings and conferences.
