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

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.

NYSTAR reviews and coordinates requests for New York State matching grants and support letters to strengthen applicants’ proposals to federal agencies, foundations, and other grant-making organizations. The purpose of this program is to attract more federal R&D funding to support technology development and commercialization efforts in New York State.

While funding is available, NYSTAR will accept applications monthly with a submission deadline of the 20th. The first Round will have a deadline for application submission of January 20, 2022.

Learn more and apply here: https://esd.ny.gov/matching-grants-leverage-program

BLUE KNIGHT™, a joint initiative between Johnson & Johnson
Innovation – JLABS (‘JLABS’) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and
Development Authority (BARDA), offers emerging life science companies an
opportunity to join the JLABS incubator ecosystem with additional engagement
from BARDA. BLUE KNIGHT™ companies, selected for their mutual alignment to the
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies’ and BARDA areas of interest, may
also have an opportunity to receive additional support, including fee
assistance and mentorship.

If you are looking to learn more about BLUE KNIGHT™, mutual areas of interest between the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies and BARDA, and what the application process entails, join the Information Session and Fireside Chat on July 22, 2021 at 1:00pm ET. Register and learn more here:

https://forgethefuture.splashthat.com/tw

Join our team! The Center for Biotechnology is recruiting an Assistant Director for Technology and Business Development. The Asst. Director for Technology and Business Development will develop and help implement milestone driven commercialization strategies, and provide oversight to Commercialization Associates who have primary responsibility for conducting due diligence to guide and support Center for Biotechnology/LIBH “investments”.

The incumbent will serve as the primary contact with
internal and external parties on issues related to research, technology
development and commercialization, and foster new collaborative relationships
leading to sponsored research agreements and possible strategic alliances with
external partners including bioscience companies and investors. 

Read the full position description and apply via the “stony Brook at work” website: https://stonybrooku.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=2101841&lang=en

Questions? Contact Anne DePietri (annette.depietri@stonybrook.edu) at the Center for Biotechnology.