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SUMMARY:NIH|NCI SBIR|STTR Webinar & Founders Meet
DESCRIPTION:A specialized hybrid session featuring a deep-dive webinar focused on National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) SBIR/STTR non-dilutive funding opportunities. The event will bring together life science innovators and conclude with an interactive peer networking "Founders Meet" to share best practices on federal proposal development.\nEvent Title: Funding Cancer Innovation: An Inside Look at NCI Support for Small Businesses & CommercializationDate & Time: Wednesday\, July 29th | 9:00 AM 12:00 PM EDTLocation: First Flight Venture CenterEvent Flow: * 9:00 AM 10:30 AM: Interactive Seminar Session10:45 AM 12:00 PM: 1:1 Meetings with Program DirectorsHosts & Sponsors: FAST Program America's Seed Fund / SBIR STTR\nSpeaker Bios & Details:Monique Pond\, Ph.D. Program Director & Team Leader\, NCI SBIR Development Center Monique Pond\, Ph.D.\, manages a portfolio of grants and contracts to small businesses developing novel cancer therapeutics\, digital health technologies\, and therapeutic devices. Dr. Pond leads the Connecting Awardees with Regulatory Experts (CARE) program and other collaborative initiatives with the U.S. FDA to assist small businesses in navigating regulatory pathways. Prior to NCI\, she was a regulatory medical writer and consultant at a small startup\, and she holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University.\nMelissa Li\, Ph.D. Program Director\, NCI SBIR Development Center Dr. Melissa Li manages a portfolio of small businesses developing innovative cancer therapeutics\, diagnostics\, and research tools\, with a strong focus on programs promoting access to funding. She currently leads the NCI's efforts on the NCI SBIR/STTR Training and Entrepreneurship Program (STEP). Prior to joining the NCI\, she was a proposal writer at a large CRO and a scientific consultant raising over $15 million in federal funding. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH focusing on molecular mechanisms in lung cancer.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A specialized hybrid session featuring a deep-dive webinar focused on National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) SBIR/STTR non-dilutive funding opportunities. The event will bring together life science innovators and conclude with an interactive peer networking "\;Founders Meet"\; to share best practices on federal proposal development.
Event Title: Funding Cancer Innovation: An Inside Look at NCI Support for Small Businesses &\; Commercialization
Date &\; Time: Wednesday\, July 29th | 9:00 AM &ndash\; 12:00 PM EDT
Location: \;First Flight Venture Center
Event Flow: * 9:00 AM &ndash\; 10:30 AM: Interactive Seminar Session
10:45 AM &ndash\; 12:00 PM: 1:1 Meetings with Program Directors
Hosts &\; Sponsors: \;
FAST Program \;
America'\;s Seed Fund / SBIR·\;STTR
Speaker Bios &\; Details:
Monique Pond\, Ph.D. Program Director &\; Team Leader\, NCI SBIR Development Center Monique Pond\, Ph.D.\, manages a portfolio of grants and contracts to small businesses developing novel cancer therapeutics\, digital health technologies\, and therapeutic devices. Dr. Pond leads the Connecting Awardees with Regulatory Experts (CARE) program and other collaborative initiatives with the U.S. FDA to assist small businesses in navigating regulatory pathways. Prior to NCI\, she was a regulatory medical writer and consultant at a small startup\, and she holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University.
Melissa Li\, Ph.D. \;Program Director\, NCI SBIR Development Center \;Dr. Melissa Li manages a portfolio of small businesses developing innovative cancer therapeutics\, diagnostics\, and research tools\, with a strong focus on programs promoting access to funding. She currently leads the NCI&rsquo\;s efforts on the NCI SBIR/STTR Training and Entrepreneurship Program (STEP). Prior to joining the NCI\, she was a proposal writer at a large CRO and a scientific consultant raising over $15 million in federal funding. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH focusing on molecular mechanisms in lung cancer.
LOCATION:2 Davis Dr Durham NC 27709
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DTSTAMP:20260716T120040Z
URL:https://launch.ffvcnc.org/events/Details/nih-nci-sbir-sttr-webinar-founders-meet-1845969?sourceTypeId=Hub
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