SBIR Funding Opportunities with NCI/NIH – Priority Areas for 2012
Business and Innovation
“SBIR Funding Opportunities with NCI/NIH – Priority Areas for 2012” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Dr. Ali Andalibi of the National Cancer Institute’s SBIR Development Center.
Calling all entrepreneurs and small businesses! Have ideas and need funding? The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Development Center provides funding opportunities for small firms to apply cutting edge and high risk scientific and engineering research to pursue commercial opportunities. Join us with speaker, Dr. Ali Andalibi, Program Director at the NCI, as he explains and answers your questions on securing funding from NCI. Don’t miss out on the LIVE Q&A.
What You Will Learn
- NCI’s approach to SBIR
- New NCI funding opportunities
- Regulatory assistance program
- Bridge Award and tips for applying
- And much more…
Webinar Details
Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET
Fee: Free
Meet Your Experts
Dr. Ali Andalibi is currently a Program Director and heads the Therapeutics and Diagnostics Section in the National Cancer Institute’s SBIR Development Center. He is a molecular biologist and geneticist, with extensive experience in both academia and industry and has been involved in several early stage biotechnology companies. Prior to joining the NCI, he oversaw the NSF’s medical biotechnology SBIR portfolio and before that served as the Director of New Technology and Project Development at the House Ear Institute (HEI), while holding a faculty position in the Department of Otolaryngology, at the University of Southern California, School of Medicine. Dr. Andalibi received his PhD from the UCLA department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and was a member of the faculty in the UCLA Department of Medicine.
Dr. de Castro is Assistant Professor and Director of Translational Research Concierge Services at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles. He has a basic science background in the neurosciences and immunoinformatics, and obtained his green card a few years ago via a National Interest Waiver petition.
The Fine Print
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