10/18/07 Roundtable

Reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research Program: How to Address the Valley of Death, the Role of Venture Capital, and Data Rights

To read Senator Kerry's statement from this roundtable, please click here.

Event participants:

      Dr. Fredric D. Abramson
           President and Chief Executive Officer,AlphaGenics, Inc.
      Ms. Clara Asmail
           SBIR Program Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology
      Mr. Edsel M. Brown, Jr.
           Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Planning and Liaison,
           Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration
      Dr. Chris W. Busch
           Consultant and SBIR Advocate
      Mr. Michael J. Caccuitto
           SBIR/STTR Program Administrator,
           Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Department of Defense
      Dr. Ronald Cooper
           Technology Policy Analyst,
           Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration
      Mr. Douglas A. Doerfler
           President and Chief Executive Officer, MaxCyte, Inc.
      Mr. Alan Eisenberg
           Executive Vice President for Emerging Companies and Business Development,
           Biotechnology Industry Organization
      Dr. Jerome P. Fanucci
           President and Chief Executive Officer, Kazak Composites, Inc.
      Mr. Jere W. Glover
           Executive Director, Small Business Technology Council
      Ms. Jo Anne Goodnight
           SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator, Director, Division of Special Programs,
           Office of Extramural Programs, OER, NIH, DHHS, National Institutes of Health
      Mr. Stuart S. Haber
           President and Chief Executive Officer, Infoscitex Corporation
      Mr. Gary Jackson
           Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Planning and Liaison,
           Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration
      Dr. Gary J. McGarrity
           Executive Vice President of Scientific and Clinical Affairs, VIRxSYS Corporation
      Mr. Kunal G. Mehra
           Head, Strategy and Market Development, Scientific Systems Company
      Mr. C. Edward "Tee" Rowe, III
           Assistant Administrator,
           Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration
      Mr. Ace J. Sarich, P.E.
           Founder and Vice President, Voxtec International, Inc.