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Feb 9, 2009 -
Feb 10, 2009
iBio Institute Grant Writing Workship
70 W. Madison, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
iBIO Institue

2-day SBIR/STTR Grant Writing Workshop

With focus on health and life sciences companies' submissions to NIH

February 9-10, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP
Reception Area
70 W. Madison, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60602

2-day Intensive Workshop format to cover all aspects of writing SBIR/STTR grants focused on life science technologies including: eligibility, sources of funding and agency differences, understanding what reviewers look for, step-by-step instruction on how to write each section of your proposal. The workshop will cover all agencies, including Department of Defense, National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, with detailed emphasis on NIH.

Who should attend:

  • Individuals planning on submitting an SBIR/STTR proposal within a year
  • Individuals trying to determine if they are interested in pursuing future submissions
  • Individuals supporting SBIR/STTR applicants and companies including financial managers, business mangers, other administrative personnel
  • Individuals from academic institutions interested in working with SBIR/STTR applicants as subcontractors and supporting personnel

Why you should attend:

  • National averages for NIH SBIR proposal funding is 19% for Phase I and 41% for Phase II
  • BBC workshop and proposal preparation clients are funded on average at 45% for Phase I and 65% Phase II
  • New Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity program may provide one-on-one assistance with BBC on submissions following workshop, and partial match of award amount.

Registration information: Price: $200 per attendee, $50 discount given to each additional registration from the same company when registered together. Seating is limited.PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY.
Participants must register by Feb. 5th, 2009.
Register Online at: http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=711&id=bgmg0eneell3i5iy9zvp1bx97ze4m&id2=jum2irusg7qa0t8z3o3xciaiewwrv
For questions contact: Ashley Allen 312.422.1111 x7 or email ashley.allen@ibioinstitute.org

Brought to you by:
iBIO Institute Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP iBIO EC and IEN
Center for Biotechnology Management at NU University of Chicago University of Illinois U-C

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