Workshops, Trainings, and Conferences

SBIR Proposal Preparation Day 1

May 21| 8:30 - 4:30 MST| Jackson - Teton County Extension - 255 W Deloney

 

This session begins with a comprehensive overview of the SBIR and STTR programs, including differentiation between the two programs and significant changes that are occurring as a result of recent re-authorization. It then continues into an extended discussion of a simple but effective four-step process for developing a Phase I proposal to any of the participating SBIR/STTR agencies and concludes with a brief view of sample Phase I proposals.  

Presenter: Jim Greenwood and his wife, Gail, have been involved in the SBIR program since its inception in 1983. The Greenwoods have taught SBIR/STTR workshops in 48 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., offering training through local and regional economic development groups, universities, Federal laboratories, SBDCs, and MEPs. The Greenwoods also have taught at many of the National SBIR Conferences in the past decade, including the most recent national conferences in New Orleans, Portland, Washington DC, and Austin.

Register online at https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/sbir-sttr-proposal-and-cost-accounting-workshop-day-1/  

or REGISTER AT THE EVENT

SBIR Cost Accounting Day 2

May 22 | 8:00 - 2:00 | Jackson - Teton County Extension - 255 W Deloney

This session delves into the perplexing world of government accounting, and the all-important SBIR/STTR cost proposal. This workshop focuses on the development of an indirect rate (aka overhead, fringe, F&A, G&A) for your company, and then how to apply that rate to an accurate and defensible cost proposal as part of your Phase I or II SBIR/STTR proposals. IF you don’t learn this stuff and try to wing it, you will make mistakes, and you will lose money. 

Presenter:  Jim Greenwood and his wife, Gail, have been involved in the SBIR program since its inception in 1983. The Greenwoods have taught SBIR/STTR workshops in 48 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., offering training through local and regional economic development groups, universities, Federal laboratories, SBDCs, and MEPs. The Greenwoods also have taught at many of the National SBIR Conferences in the past decade, including the most recent national conferences in New Orleans, Portland, Washington DC, and Austin.

Register online at  https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/sbir-sttr-proposal-and-cost-accounting-workshop-day-2/

or REGISTER AT THE EVENT

 

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the FDA

May 28 | 2-3:00 | Online Webinar

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays an important role in American health care and in the development of new ways to combating disease. However, the public and researchers often sees their activities as opaque and arcane.

In this webinar, we will demystify the process of drug development and then gaining FDA approval. As part of the presentation, Dr. Randy Goff will describe his experience in the field of drug discovery and the process of obtaining FDA approval for Mylotarg, an innovative anti-cancer drug.

Presenter: Randy Goff is a native of Southern California but has moved around the country extensively for his career. While earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry at Cal State Long Beach, he worked for several years in analytical and product research labs at US Borax (mining) and Sherwin, Inc. (aerospace). He earned his PhD in chemistry at Brigham Young University synthesizing and studying biologically-active agents that stimulate the immune system. He did postdoctoral research in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying chemoselective methods of attaching sugar molecules to pharmaceutical compounds. He is currently an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Western Wyoming Community College where he teaches general and organic chemistry courses.

Register:https://www.wysbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=40390040http://www.wyomingsbdc.org/find-training/events/wyoming-entrepreneur-classes/innovation-funding-101/?eID=1990

 

NIH & NSF SBIR Proposal Workshop in Laramie Wyoming 

June 25 | 8:30 - 4:30 | Laramie
June 26 | 8:30 - noon | Laramie

 

The first day of the workshop is designed to provide in depth guidance on how to write a compelling SBIR/STTR Proposal to the National Science Foundation and/or the National Institutes of Health. Both agencies will be covered this session!  Learn how the SBIR/STTR programs work, how to plan your approach, and follow a step-by-step process to writing a compelling NIH and/or NSF SBIR/STTR proposal.
Topics Covered Include:

• How to engage with NIH/NSF in advance to vet your ideas;
• Writing specific aims;
• What does “feasibility” mean;
• What to know about proposal reviewers;
• How to approach each section of the proposal;
• Budget basics – A step by step guide for writing your proposal!

On the second day we will focus on commercialization and commercialization plan requirements for each agency including a look ahead at the Phase II commercialization plan.

Presenter: Shannon Bass joined BBCetc as a Principal Consultant in April 2018 bringing with her 28 years of management experience in the biotechnology industry and as an independent SBIR/STTR Consultant. Shannon’s career began with an animal health start-up out of the University of Kentucky, which was later purchased by Neogen Corporation. She continued in senior management with Neogen for 17 years in the areas of quality control/ assurance, regulatory, pharmaceutical manufacturing and technical services. Later she became CEO of a biotech start-up which brought to market a veterinary research device and president of another medical device firm developing a product for treatment of late-stage lung cancer. A PI on multiple research grants, Shannon has assisted numerous start-ups in developing competitive NIH grant submissions, post-award management, commercialization, project management and building an effective team. She holds B.S degree in Agriculture from Murray State University in Kentucky. shannon@bbcetc.com

Watch for Registration Link soon!

More webinars on https://www.sbir.gov/events/webinars