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CFB Director Testifies Before Joint Congressional Hearing

On Thursday May 4, 2017 Center for Biotechnology Director Dr. Clinton Rubin was fortunate to testify at a joint congressional hearing on “Improving the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs”. Dr. Rubin was present to discuss the NIH-REACH Program – which is the program that supported the creation of the Long Island Bioscience Hub.

Dr. Rubin spoke about the importance of initiatives like REACH which promote the development of “Phase 0” proof-of concept centers embedded within university communities. The activities of these centers are critical in promoting under-realized innovations out of academic labs and into the hands of patients as Universities often face significant challenges when it comes to commercializing translational research. He talk about the fact that in a very short amount of time, the three hubs created by the REACH program have already seen major impacts at our institution, fostering new intellectual property, increasing credibility with the investor community, promoting a shift in the academic culture, attracting new licensing opportunities, and most importantly, catalyzing the formation of new companies – some of which have successfully secured SBIR funding.

Programs like REACH fuel the growth of the small business community around university centers, and drives science towards successful new treatments for disease.

The committee hearing is available to view at this link. Dr. Rubin’s comments begin at 2:53:06

CFB Director Clint Rubin and Director of Operations Diane Fabel at a joint congressional hearing on May 4, 2017.

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America’s Seed Fund, also known as the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, offers small business entrepreneurs in the life sciences more than $1.4 billion in non-dilutive funding to support small business research and development.   

Join NIH SEED for this informational webinar on Wednesday, November 13, at 1:00 p.m. ET, where you’ll learn about open funding opportunities, common application errors, and how to avoid them.

Bring your questions - there will be a live Q&A session following the presentation! Next receipt date is January 5.

Speaker: Stephanie Fertig, Director, NIH Small Business Program

Moderator: Adam Sorkin, NIH Small Business Policy Manager

REGISTER HERE
Can’t make it? The webinar will be recorded and posted online about 7 business days after the event.

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CFB Client, IAMBIC has been awarded approximately $1M in grant funding from the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program. IAMBIC is an innovative shoe company disrupting the centuries-old footwear industry with their sizeless, precision-fit footwear driven by proprietary AI algorithms. This substantial funding from NSF enables IAMBIC to scale its cutting-edge precision-fit shoe design and manufacturing.

The Center for Biotechnology and its accelerator programs have been instrumental in assisting IAMBIC with their SBIR pursuits and commercialization development.

Read more about IAMBIC and their recent funding here.

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Read more on the chapter and this year’s inductees here.

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  • Strategies for targeting your proposal to address the mission and requirements of the NIH
  • How to approach each section of your proposal
  • Planning your commercialization strategy
  • Writing to meet the reviewers’ expectations
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Join NIH SEED for this informational webinar on Wednesday, November 13, at 1:00 p.m. ET, where you’ll learn about open funding opportunities, common application errors, and how to avoid them.

Bring your questions - there will be a live Q&A session following the presentation! Next receipt date is January 5.

Speaker: Stephanie Fertig, Director, NIH Small Business Program

Moderator: Adam Sorkin, NIH Small Business Policy Manager

REGISTER HERE
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