Ballroom A

Rooms 302

Room 305

Rooms 306

8:00 – 8:15

Welcome
Ms. Jo Anne Goodnight, NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator & Mr. Scott Daugherty, Executive Director, NC SBTDC

8:15 – 9:00

Keynote
Dr. Bob McMahan, Dean of WCU School of Engineering (former Science Advisor to the Governor, SBIR awardee)

9:00 – 9:45

Overview and Update of the NIH SBIR & STTR Programs

9:45 – 10:00

Break

10:00 – 11:30

NIH SBIR/STTR Receipt, Referral, and Review Processes

11:30 – 1:00

Lunch | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Charles Hamner, Chairman of the Board, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences; Former President & CEO NC Biotechnology Center

1:00– 1:45

Preparing a Successful Application in a Competitive Environment

Workshop: Indirect Cost Rates and Accounting Systems

One-on-Ones

All You Ever Wanted to Know About the Electronic Submission Process

1:45 – 2:30

Compliance and Stewardship of Federal Funds

2:30 – 3:00

Identifying NIH SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities

Using SBIR/STTR for University Technology Spin-out

One-on-Ones for Electronic Submission

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:00

Tools for Identifying Research Funding Beyond SBIR

Leveraging State Resources

One-on-Ones

Peek Into the NIA, NHLBI and NIGMS: Special Programs and Resources

4:00 – 4:45

Protecting Your Intellectual Property through iEdison Invention Reporting

NIH SBIR Contracting Opportunities

Peek Into the NIDA, NIAMS, NIEHS and NCMHD: Special Programs and Resources

4:45 – 5:00

Wrap Up

 7:00 – 8:00

  Continental Breakfast

Ballroom A

Rooms 215-216

Rooms 210-212

Rooms 213-214

8:00 – 9:30

Strategies for Commercialization: Building a Business Roadmap to Success

WORKSHOP:  Indirect Cost Rates and Accounting Systems (Repeat of previous day)

One-on-Ones

All You Ever Wanted to Know About the Electronic Submission Process (Repeat of previous day)

9:30 – 10:15

Raising Follow-on Capital: Beyond SBIR

Online Market Research Tools at Low to No Cost

One-on-Ones for Electronic Submission

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 11:15

Building Corporate Alliances & Partnerships

Incubator Programs in North Carolina

One-on-Ones

Peek Into the NIAID, NCI and NEI: Special Programs and Resources

11:15 – 12:00

Biomanufacturing: Navigating the Road from Discovery to Market

Selling Your SBIR/STTR-developed Technology to Federal Agencies

Peek Into the NBIB, NCRR and CDC: Special Programs and Resources

12:00 – 1:30

Lunch On Own or Attend Luncheon Session (reservation required)
Women in Business: From the Trenches, Room 305

 1:30 – 2:15

Overview of Regulatory Requirements: Medical Devices

Commercializing Your Healthcare / IT / Media Product

One-on-Ones

Overview of Regulatory Requirements: Pharmaceuticals

2:15 – 3:00

NIH Technical Assistance Programs

Interactive Multi-media Panel: Commercialization of Behavioral Services, Interventions and Products

Peek Into NIDDK, NIMH and NINDS: Special Programs and Resources

3:00 – 3:30

Wrap-Up and Adjourn