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NYCEDC invites you to this exclusive full-day workshop covering all aspects of SBIR and STTR proposal preparation and alternative funding opportunites. This full-day session provides detailed instruction on proposal preparation, including both technical and commercialization plans and proposal submission procedures. Differences between agencies are addressed. Core principles of preparing fundable SBIR/STTR proposals are stressed.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Life science focused and technology-based entrepreneurs and small companies seeking funding for R&D with plans to submit a SBIR/STTR proposal within the next 12 months.
WHY ATTEND?
- To receive detailed instruction on preparing each component of a proposal
- To get current information on the SBIR/STTR program and the agency’s proposal submission processes
- To ensure that you have all of the tools and information necessary to prepare a competitive proposal
TOPICS COVERED:
- Strategic Planning – First, Do Your Homework
- SBIR/STTR program details
- Technological innovation and commercial merit – what this really means
- Strategies for targeting your proposal to meet Agency’s mission and requirements
- How to do your intelligence work prior to writing the proposal
- Proposal Development -- Crafting a Fundable Proposal
- Planning tools for writing the proposal
- The SBIR/STTR review process – learn how to write the proposal to meet the reviewers’ expectations
- Step-by-step process on how to write each section of a SBIR/STTR proposal
- Common problems and pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Preparing a Commercialization Plan - Good science is necessary but not sufficient. A strong commercialization strategy is a critical element in successful SBIR/STTR proposals.
- Proposal Submission – Detailed information you need to be prepared for a successful submission.
- Post-Award Administration – What to do once you learn you are going to be funded (and what to do next if you learn you are not)
WORKSHOP LED BY:
Lisa M. Kurek
Managing Partner
Biotechnology Business Consultants
Ms. Kurek is Managing Partner of Biotechnology Business Consultants (BBC). BBC works with universities, economic developers, large and small companies to facilitate the establishment and growth of new life science companies. In addition to overseeing all aspects of client relations at BBC, Ms. Kurek is nationally recognized as a trainer in grant-writing and commercialization for entrepreneurs. Ms Kurek has spent her entire career in the life sciences. Her experience includes R&D and product development, sales and marketing, and business development and executive management. Trained in bioengineering, Ms. Kurek began her career at Baxter developing medical devices. During twelve years at Millipore Corporation she made the transition from the laboratory into marketing, then worldwide product management, and finally into sales and sales management. Ms. Kurek has been involved with several early-stage entrepreneurial companies. She was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at BioImage, a biotechnology tools company, and held interim management positions at both Accumed Systems, a medical device company, and Thromgen, a developer of biopharmaceuticals. Ms. Kurek earned two degrees in Biomedical Engineering, a Bachelor’s from Brown University and a Masters degree from the University of Michigan.
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