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NIH Virtual Seminar

vFairs Virtual Platform
November 01-04, 2021

The NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration starts next week (November 1 - 4, 2021)

If you missed our 2021 HHS Small Business Program Conference earlier this year, the NIH Virtual Seminar is a great opportunity to connect. The Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) office has a booth with a variety of resources for academic researchers along with 1:1 availability with our subject matter experts. 
 

Session and after hours conversation information:

November 3 at 4:00pm
Supporting Transitions from Academia to Product Development

This session will highlight NIH’s strategic focus on early-stage product development, resources and opportunities available to academic and small business innovators, and the ways academics and small businesses can partner to develop novel technologies. Understand how:

  • NIH helps turn discovery into health;
  • SEED supports entrepreneurs; and
  • SEED helps academic innovators transform science projects into product development projects.

November 3 at 5:00pm
Building Partnerships to Support Innovation

Hear from a diverse panel of successful small business grantees who have utilized NIH funding and support to develop and commercialize their technologies. Gain insight into:

  • the support NIH provides to academics interested in transitioning to the small business world;
  • how companies partner with academics to take technologies to market; and
  • the challenges faced by both academics and small businesses during commercialization.
Time: 9:00AM EDT - 6:00PM EDT