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Office of Translational

Alliances & Coordination

 Funding and Learning Opportunities


Learn From The Experts: Upcoming Webinars

 

Join these webinars for practical lessons on how to access and draw down your grant funds, and how to use the new streamlined SBIR/STTR application system known as ASSIST.


November 3, 2 pm ET - NHLBI Grants Education: The Payment Management System – Ideal for new awardees


November 4, 2 pm ET - Preparing, Submitting & Tracking Your Small Business Grant Applications Using ASSIST - An easier way to submit your next SBIR/STTR application


 

Meet with NHLBI In Person


Learn about funding and resources available for small businesses and meet with us 1-on-1 at these upcoming meetings to talk about getting your innovations to patients.

 

October 26 - AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition - Orlando, FL

 

October 27 - 28 - Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) - Baltimore, MD

 

October 27 – 29 – Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference – Seattle, WA

 

November 17 - NHLBI Innovation Conference – Irvine, CA

 

November 28  - NIH SBIR Workshop at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) – Chicago, IL


December 1 - 2  - Life Sciences Summit - New York, NY

 

December 10 - 12 - RegMed Capital Conference and World Stem Cell Summit – Atlanta, GA

Niche Assessment Program – For NIH SBIR/STTR Phase I Awardees

The Niche Assessment Program provides market insight and data that can be used to help small businesses strategically position their technology in the marketplace. The results of this program can help small businesses develop their commercialization plan for their Phase II application, and be exposed to potential partners. 


APPLY: ForesightScienceTechnologyInc/NIHSBIRSTTRSetupForm


All active HHS (NIH, CDC, FDA) SBIR/STTR Phase I awardees and Phase I Fast-Track awardees (by grant or contract) are eligible to apply. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis!

Learn more: NOT-OD-16-013

Niche Assessment Program 

Next Small Biz Hangout: Patent Litigation


November 10, 2 pm ET 


Patent Litigation: Basics, Defense, and Offense - Part 2


Patents help define the scope of your invention. In this two-part webinar, we shall provide a simple overview of the patent litigation process in the U.S., some options to defend against a patent infringement lawsuit brought against you, and how to protect your patent rights from being infringed by others.

               

REGISTER AT:  http://bit.ly/PatentsPart2  

 

Presenters:


Gautam Prakash, Ph.D., J.D.                             John Hsu, Ph.D., J.D.

Intellectual Property Advisor                                Partner, Intellectual Property Practice

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute              Schiff Hardin LLP 

Funding Deadlines


Contact us at nhlbi_sbir@mail.nih.gov to talk about which funding opportunity is the right fit for your technology.


Next Omnibus Solicitation Receipt Date is January 5 – it’s not too early to get started!

SBIR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track PA-15-269

STTR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track PA-15-270

SBIR Direct-to-Phase II PAR-14-088

NHLBI Small Business Topics of Special Interest

 

November 9 – Human Cellular Models for Predicting Individual Responses to Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator(CFTR)-Directed Therapeutics (SBIR RFA-HL-15-027, STTR RFA-HL-15-026)

 

November 14 – Technologies to Assess Sleep Health Status in Populations (SBIR Phase II only RFA-HL-14-013)

 

November 16  - Developing Improved Assessments of Tissue Oxygenation (SBIR Phase II only RFA-HL-15-019)

 

January 5  - New Technologies for Viral Hepatitis (SBIR PA-15-077, STTR PA-15-076)

 

January 5  - Development of Highly Innovative Tools and Technology for Analysis of Single Cells (SBIR PA-13-140)

 

January 5  - Safe and Effective Instruments and Devices for Use in Neonatal and Pediatric Care Settings (SBIR PAR-13-090, STTR PAR-13-091)

 

February 20 – Stem Cell-Derived Blood Products for Therapeutic Use: Technology Improvement (SBIR RFA-HL-15-030)