DAY 1

Submission, Policies, Procedures

8:00 – 8:15 am

Welcome to the 9^th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference

8:15 – 9:30 am

Overview of the NIH SBIR and STTR Programs (Powerpoint - 5.5 MB))
Ms. Jo Anne Goodnight
NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator

9:30 – 10:00 am

Timeline/Communications (Powerpoint - 1.2 MB)
Dr. Margaret Grabb, NIH, NIMH

BREAK  10:00 – 10:15 am

10:15 – 11:00 am

Nuts, Bolts (and Electrons) of the Receipt, Referral, and Peer Review Processes (Powerpoint - 206 KB)
Dr. Suzanne Fisher, NIH, CSR

10:15 – 11:45 am

Preparing an Electronic Grant Application -- video

(View the continually running video of the NIH December 5, 2006, training. Drop in as your time permits.)

10:15 – 11:00 am  

Meet One-on-One with NIH Staff
Center for Scientific Review
National Cancer Institute
National Center for Research Resources
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Eye Institute
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Library of Medicine

11:00 – 11:45 am

Grant Writing for Success (Powerpoint - 6.6 MB)
Dr. Steve Nye, PhysioGenix, Inc.

11:45 am – 12:15 pm  

Electronic Submission Using Grants.gov and the NIH eRA Commons (Powerpoint - 1.8 MB)
Scarlett Gibb, eRA, NIH

11:45 am – 12:15 pm  

Identifying Funding Opportunities (Powerpoint - 3 MB)
Ms. Kay Etzler, NIH, OEP

11:45 am – 12:15 pm  

Stump the Staff
Dr. Gregory Milman, NIAID

12:15 – 1:15 pm  LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:15 – 2:15 pm

Research Involving Human & Animal Subjects
Dr. Carlos Caban , NIH, OEP (Powerpoint - 2.3 MB)
Dr. Patricia Brown, NIH, OLAW (Powerpoint - 12 MB)

1:15 – 2:45 pm  

WORKSHOP: Indirect Costs Rates and Non-Federal Audit Requirements Workshop
Ms. Ruth Bishop, NIH, Indirect Cost Branch (Powerpoint - 709 KB)
Ms. Lorraine Trexler, NIH, Special Reviews Branch (Powerpoint - 709 KB)

1:15 – 2:45 pm

WORKSHOP: Hands-on Lab for Electronic Submission
(Be sure to bring your wireless laptop. There's also a $25 internet connection fee for this workshop. Seating is limited; see the Registration site. )

2:15 – 2:45 pm 

The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat
Moderator:
Dr. Rosemarie Filart, NCRR (Powerpoint - 160 KB)
Panelists:
Dr. Barbara A. Israel, Platypus Technologies (Powerpoint - 104 KB)
Mr. Robert N. Schmidt, Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. (Powerpoint - 13.4 MB)

BREAK  2:45 – 3:00 pm

3:00 – 4:00  

Compliance & Just-in-Time (Powerpoint - 1.2 MB)
Ms. Kathleen Shino, NIH, OEP

3:00 – 4:00 pm  

WORKSHOP (con't): Indirect Costs Rates and Non-Federal Audit Requirements

3:00 – 4:00 pm

WORKSHOP (con't): Hands-on Lab for Electronic Submission

4:00 – 4:30 pm

WRAP-UP
Ms. Jo Anne Goodnight
NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator

DAY 2

“To the Marketplace We Go”

8:00 – 9:00 am

Leveraging Resources Beyond the NIH SBIR/STTR Program
Dr. George Johnson, NIH, NCI (Powerpoint - 79 KB)
Dr. Diana Wetmore, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (Powerpoint - 3.9 MB)
Mr. Patrick Kelly, State Government Relations, BIO (Powerpoint - 1 MB)

8:00 – 10:00 am 

WORKSHOP: Indirect Costs Rates and Non-Federal Audit Requirements
Ms. Ruth Bishop, NIH, Indirect Cost Branch (Powerpoint - 135 KB)
Ms. Lorraine Trexler, NIH, Special Reviews Branch (Powerpoint - 709 KB)

8:00 – 10:00 am 

WORKSHOP: Hands-on Lab for Electronic Submission
(Be sure to bring your wireless laptop. There's also a $25 internet connection fee for this workshop. Seating is limited; see the Registration site.)

9:00 – 9:30 am

NIH Technical Assistance Programs (Powerpoint - 907 KB)
Ms. Kay Etzler, NIH, OEP

9:30 – 10:00 am

How to Protect Your Intellectual Property (Powerpoint - 259 KB)
Mr. J.P. Kim, JD; NIH, OPERA

BREAK  10:00 – 10:15 am

10:15 – 11:00 am

Starting and Growing Your Biomedical Business (Powerpoint - 1.9 MB)
Dr. Jenny Servo, Dawnbreaker

10:15 – 11:00 am

WORKSHOP (con't): Indirect Costs Rates and Non-Federal Audit Requirements

8:00 – 10:00 am 

WORKSHOP (con't): Hands-on Lab for Electronic Submission

11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Moving Toward Phase III (Part I)
“Financing Emerging Life Science Companies”
Moderator: Rohit Shulka, Larta Institute
Panelists:
Mr. Paul Grand, RCT BioVentures
Ms. Jenny Servo, Dawnbreaker
Mr. Victor Hwang, Larta Institute
Mr. Habib Fakhrai, NovaRx

11:00 am – 2:15 pm

Preparing an Electronic Grant Application -- video

(View the continually running video of the NIH December 5, 2006, training. Drop in as your time permits.)

11:00 am – 12:15 pm  

Stump the Staff
Moderator:
Dr. Gregory Milman, NIAID

1:15  – 2:15 pm

1:15  – 3:30 pm

Meet One-on-One with NIH Staff
Center for Scientific Review
National Cancer Institute
National Center for Research Resources
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Eye Institute
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Library of Medicine

2:15 – 3:00 pm

Understanding the FDA Process (Powerpoint - 399 KB)
Dr. John Powers, SAIC

2:15 – 3:30 pm

Commercializing Your Healthcare/IT/Media Product (Powerpoint - 677 KB)
Shahid N. Shah, Netspective Communications (Powerpoint)

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Moving From R&D to Manufacturing Under SBIR/STTR (Powerpoint - 5.2 MB)
Mr. Tab Wilkins, NIST, MEP

3:30 – 4:00 pm

WRAP-UP
Ms. Jo Anne Goodnight
NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator