NIH SBIR/STTR Conference will be in Atlanta July 22-23

NIH SBIR/STTR Conference will be in Atlanta July 22-23

The Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute will host this year's NIH SBIR/STTR at the OMNI Hotel in the CNN Center in Atlanta on July 22 and 23. Celebrating the silver anniversary of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, the two-day conference will focus on how to tap into NIH’s R&D funding resources for small businesses interested in biomedical and behavioral research.

Registration for the 10th Annual NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Conference, "Transforming Medicine Through Innovation," is now open. Due to the popularity of this conference, early registration is highly recommended. Please note that there is a $150 registration fee.

Conference sessions will provide information about the NIH SBIR/STTR programs from funding opportunity identification and application preparation through post award administration. Presentations are targeted toward small businesses with innovative biomedical and behavioral research ideas with commercial potential. Opportunities for informal interactions between conference participants and program, grants management, policy, and review staff from the NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are incorporated into the program; such one-on-one discussions are highly encouraged.

This conference will benefit those who are new to SBIR/STTR as well as those with experience. NIH eRA hands-on labs (limited to 50 participants each session) will let participants take a walk through the entire electronic submission process.

To enhance collaborations and partnerships, a scientific poster session will be offered. Forty presenters will be given an opportunity to display non-proprietary scientific findings resulting from their Phase II research. The due date for submitting abstracts for consideration is April 15, 2008.

The agenda, registration, poster session, and other conference information are available at the conference web site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/SBIRConf2008/index.htm. For questions or additional information, individuals may contact Ms. Sarah Shane at 301-435-2734 or shanes@od.nig.gov.

Source: National Institutes of Health Notice, NOT-OD-08-053, March 3, 2008.