Partnering Opportunity: VIP Forum with Otsuka

Fellow Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) DRIVe Accelerator, Life Science Washington Institute will be hosting a Venture Investment & Partnering Forum on March 15 & 16, 2023 with Otsuka. Companies within our network are invited to participate in the Plenary Session and Networking Reception (no cost to attend) and apply for the opportunity to meet with Otsuka representatives. Deadline to apply for 1:1 meetings is February 17, 2023.

Learn more and access the RSVP & Application form here: https://www.lswinstitute.org/vip-forum-otsuka-23/

Save the Date! LSS 2022

November 2-3, 2022 | Virtual

The Life Sciences Summit is an exclusive early stage investor and business development conference that highlights innovation. The objective of the event is to provide an intimate setting allowing emerging biotech companies and academic innovators to connect with the capital and strategic partners they will need to move new discoveries through clinical development.

The virtual 2022 program features thought provoking plenary sessions, presentations by promising young companies with transformative science, the “innovation pipeline” featuring academic innovators and pre-seed stage companies working on cutting edge technologies, and 1:1 networking opportunities.

View full details onlifesciencessummit.org

Stony Brook Entrepreneur Challenge 2022

Stony Brook University students: Do you have a cool business idea? Then sign up for the Stony Brook Entrepreneurs Challenge (SBEC) and compete to win funding toward making your idea into a company.

The Challenge will help you prepare to pitch your idea to a campus panel of experienced venture investors, entrepreneurs, and business services professionals – and you may be selected for NSF I-Corps Site and/or the regional competition for funding. You will have access to a New York State Small Business Development Center business advisor to help you develop your business model and practice your pitch. Open to any student/any level/any program. Learn more and apply here: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/sbdc/student-entrepreneurs/2022Challenge

How the Funding Works: Prizes awarded are in the form of funds that will apply towards I-Corp support related to customer discovery, technology development, infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunities, and training. The I-Corps program nurtures and supports students to transition their ideas, devices, processes or other intellectual activities into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Team applicants.

Application due March 1st, 2022 ** Submission dates are subject to change
Competition Thursday, March 10th, 2022**
Competition dates are subject to change

Limited Time Enhanced SBIR/STTR Support

For a limited time, the Center for Biotechnology, as part of the NYS Designated Downstate SBIR/STTR Hub, is able to offer enhanced levels of support for SBIR/STTR proposal development and implementation. With support from Empire State Development, New York State companies are eligible to access services to help them learn about, develop, and execute SBIR/STTR proposals. Support during this limited time period includes:

– Access to short webinars and intensive workshops covering major federal agencies within the SBIR/STTR program
– One-on-one iterative proposal development consulting hours with SBIR experts
– Access to professional grant writing services
– Post award implementation consulting

Full details about the program can be found here: https://centerforbiotechnology.org/resources/programs/

Contact Kate Hutchinson (kate.hutchinson@stonybrook.edu) with questions.