The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is hosting its 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC), which offers a total of more than $5M in prize awards to organizations seeking to foster a national innovation support ecosystem that advances small business research and development (R&D) from ideas to the commercial market.   

Recent Phase I SBIR or STTR awardees (grant, contract, or Fast-Track) of NIH, FDA, or CDC, can request a free Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Needs Assessment Report that provides an assessment of your project’s progress in four technical and business areas.

Read notice (NOT-CA-24-001) to learn about the National Cancer Institute Entrepreneurial Education Programs to Facilitate Commercialization of Cancer Relevant Technologies.

The MedTech Color Pitch Competition searches for the next generation of fearless founders innovating and diversifying Medtech. They are seeking innovations in medical and/or wearable devices, diagnostics, digital health, infectious diseases, and more. Learn about the competition and apply by November 17, 2023.

NIDA recently released a new funding opportunity that is soliciting proposals for the development of technologies to address health-related social needs that impact substance use disorders (SUD) that focus on reducing costs and time and increasing access.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is looking for teams of participants to submit their research ideas that may be developed into successful new products and startups that address many different aspects of substance use disorder (SUD), including social determinants of health (SDOH). Submit by Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

Did you know? I-Corps at NIH  is a hands-on entrepreneurship training program designed for Phase I companies that received SBIR or STTR funding from NIH or the CDC.  Learn more and apply by Nov. 15, 2023.

Apply for the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx® Tech) Fetal Monitoring Challenge by Friday, November 17, 2023.

The deadline to apply for the NIA Research and Entrepreneurial Development Immersion (REDI) Program is quickly approaching. The program provides bio-entrepreneurship training to boost the number of university startups and facilitate more diverse career opportunities for early-career scientists working in the fields of aging and aging-related diseases.

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