SHRS Innovation Seminar: SEEDing Biomedical Innovation

Academic innovators can access up to $1.2 billion in small business funding from the NIH’s Seed Fund through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program or the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Join us to learn how these programs give access to essential funding for startups.

Ms. Stephanie J. Fertig is the HHS Small Business Program Lead in SEED (Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She currently oversees the Health and Human Services (HHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, which includes the NIH SBIR and STTR programs.

Join us Monday, November 14, 2022, 1-2 p.m. via Zoom.

About the SHRS Innovation Seminar Series:
The SHRS Innovation Seminar Series is an opportunity for our community to gather together to learn about commercialization as an impactful rehabilitation research translation strategy.

The open discussions included during each seminar are a networking opportunity and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration on specific commercialization projects. The series is co-sponsored by the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Innovation Institute.

Sessions will be recorded and placed on our website.