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SBIR Programs Webinar Series – May 11, 2011 – NCET2

SERIES TOPIC: “Learn from Leading SBIR awardees, AMS and Nanohmics: How they work with universities and successfully commercialize technologies”

When:  Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 1:00-2:30 pm ET

Click here to Register (or go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/505497274)

COST: FREE, but registration required by clicking on the link above.

Brought to you by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Technology Transfer (NCET2)

Presenters:
Bradley Orme
Senior Business Development Manager
Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation

Tim Raines
VP for Commercialization
Nanohmics, Inc.

Moderator:
Clara Asmail
Sr. Technical Advisor, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
formerly SBIR Program Manager
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

About this Webinar:
AMS and Nanohmics have grown to 50 and 23 employees strong, respectively, and become commercially strong in large part due to their SBIR awards. They will discuss how they have been involved with universities to develop technologies and how those relationships have evolved. They each will discuss key factors that contributed to the commercialization of their many SBIR technologies.

2011 Tibbetts Awards recipients, Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation and Nanohmics, were honored for the critical role they play in research and development for the government and for their success in driving innovation and creating new jobs.

About the SBIR Webinar Series:
This monthly webinar series will explore topics relevant to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and how researchers and small businesses can use this funding source. The series will begin with an overview of the program and its implementation at the participating agencies. Winners of the prestigious Tibbetts Award who have successfully brought their SBIR technologies to market will share their stories and tips on how they progressed from SBIR seed funding to commercialization. The series will include several webinars highlighting how large corporations partner with SBIR awardees to integrate their technologies into their supply chain.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?:
This series is online. You need a computer with web access for the visual/audio. Q&A is conducted by a chat box to the speakers. Once registered to the webinar series you will receive a separate email with the webinar url 24 hours before the start of the webinar.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE WEBINAR?:
These webinars are open to anyone interested in how universities and industry can seek funding for their collective efforts . This can include university chief research officers, directors of economic development, corporate business development directors and academic liaisons, university professors and corporate researchers.