Don’t miss a unique opportunity to discuss your biohealth technology innovation directly with Program Officers from NSF, various institutes at NIH, the University of Maryland MIPS program, and others. Learn the latest about the current areas of focus for nondilutive funding resources, tips for submitting successful applications, and additional resources to support your early-stage company. Confirmed speakers and partnering meeting participants include:
- Henry Ahn – Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Lynne Stein Benzion – Director, Economic Development, Montgomery County Econ. Dev. Corp. (MCEDC)
- Katie Bratlie – Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Christie Canaria, PhD – Program Director, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Judy Costello – Managing Director, Economic Development, BioHealth Innovation (BHI)
- Stephanie Davis, PhD – Small Business Program Coordinator, NIH Nat’l Heart Lung & Blood Inst. (NHLBI)
- Sharon Disque, Economic Development Manager, City of Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Stephanie Fertig, HHS Small Business Program Lead, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Jonathan Franca-Koh, PhD – Program Director, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Inst (NCI).
- Armineh Ghazarian – Program Analyst, NIH National Institute of Aging (NIA)
- Colleen Gibney, SBIR Deputy Project Manager, USAMRMC (DoD)
- Todd Haim, PhD – Chief, Office of Small Business Research, NIH National Institute of Aging (NIA)
- Elena Koustova, PhD, MBA – Director, Office of Translational Initiatives and Program Innovations (OTIPI), NIDA SBIR/STTR Coordinator, NIH National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Office of Director
- Ashwin Kulkarni, COO, miRecule; Associate, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
- Carla Merritt, Senior Business Development Representative, Maryland Department of Commerce
- JR Meyers, SBIR Project Manager, USAMRMC (DoD)
- Alastair Monk – Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Deepa Narayanan – Program Director and Team Lead, NIH National Cancer Institute SBIR Development Center (NCI)
- Rini Pek PhD – Senior Analyst, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
- Erik Pierstorff – Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Victor Prikhodko – Senior Business Dev. Mgr., SBIR/STTR NIH National Inst. of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Monique Pond, PhD – Program Director, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute
- Reema Railkar, PhD – Program Manager, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute
- Saroj Regmi, PhD – Health Science Administrator, Office of Small Business Research, NIH National Institute of Aging
- Andrea Renner – SBIR Deputy Project Manager, USAMRMC (DoD)
- Ethel Rubin, PhD – Entrepreneur-in-Residence, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
- Anthony Saleh, PhD – CEO, miRecule
- Ben Schrag, PhD – Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- John Sullivan – Entrepreneur-in-Residence, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
- Onur Unal, Manager, Life Sciences Projects, Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS), Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTech), University of Maryland
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