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NCI Technology Opportunity Webinar: Nestorone/ Testosterone Male Contraceptive Gel
Register to attend a free NIH webinar. Attendees will learn about a first-of-its-kind male contraceptive hormonal gel, Nestorone/Testosterone (NES/T), co-developed by the NICHD and Population Council through the Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network (CCTN). This topical, daily self-applied transdermal gel is designed to provide full sperm suppression within 8-12 weeks and be reversible after 12-16 weeks of ending application. This presentation will showcase NES/T gel as an innovative, user-controlled option for male contraception.
EIR Feedback Day - December 13
This free 1:1 virtual session is an opportunity to discuss your company with experts in diagnostics, therapeutics, digital health and medical devices.
If you’re a growth-stage biohealth company looking for unbiased advice on your pitch deck, commercialization strategy, evidence development or entrepreneurial challenges, our EIRs can help.
To request a feedback session, please send a non-confidential pitch deck, and a short description of the input you’re seeking from the EIRs, to Dr. Monique Bennett: mbennett@
The requested information should be received by our office at least 2 weeks in advance, so that we can schedule the appropriate experts. Thank you!
EIR Feedback Day, January 17
This free 1:1 virtual session is an opportunity to discuss your company with experts in diagnostics, therapeutics, digital health and medical devices.
If you’re a growth-stage biohealth company looking for unbiased advice on your pitch deck, commercialization strategy, evidence development or entrepreneurial challenges, our EIRs can help.
To request a feedback session, please send a non-confidential pitch deck, and a short description of the input you’re seeking from the EIRs, to Dr. Monique Bennett: mbennett@
The requested information should be received by our office at least 2 weeks in advance, so that we can schedule the appropriate experts. Thank you!
NIH Industry Day 2024
NIH announces its first conference designed to encourage greater public-private collaboration. This conference is an opportunity to learn about the NIH’s laboratories carrying out cutting edge research.
With approximately 1,200 Principal Investigators and more than 4,000 Postdoctoral Fellows conducting basic, translational, and clinical research, the NIH is the largest biomedical research institution on earth. NIH and the private sector bring different resources and strengths to addressing unmet medical needs and this conference is designed to facilitate learning about and working with the NIH for organizations not familiar with it.
The 2024 scientific conference will focus on six subject areas: Vaccines, Therapeutics (including gene therapy), Novel target identification/validation, Drug repurposing, Diagnostics and Biomarkers.
Speakers include Monica Bertagnolli, Director, National Institutes of Health, Nina Schor, Deputy Director for Intramural Research, Office of Intramural Research, and John Schiller, Deputy Chief, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute.
https://web.cvent.com/event/0d77ff52-0b22-4bcf-ad27-4b8e5a72ccb4/summary
Maryland Bionetworking Summit
Please join us on Thursday, January 18th from 6-8pm for our bioscience-focused networking event series designed to highlight the area’s unique life science ecosystem and to promote interactions between its diverse stakeholders. Sponsored and organized by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) – a joint partnership between the University of Maryland and NIST – and the Universities at Shady Grove, the event will bring together scientists from academia, government, and industry for an evening of science, networking, and socializing. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Karin Bok, Director, VRC, NIAID, NIH.
This in-person evening event will consist of a networking social with refreshments followed by a talk at the Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (BSE) Education Facility at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville. Free parking is available in Lot 2 adjacent to the BSE (Building IV) as well as street parking. The solar panel lot directly in front of IBBR is also available for overflow. Please click here for an interactive map.
Registration is free but required. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Johnson & Johnson Innovation: How to Network with Inventors
Networking with investors is a vital part of growing a life science startup company. So, what do you do when you can’t stand the thought of networking? What if nothing in your career and experience has prepared you to walk into a room full of suits and start talking to strangers about something so important to you?
Join life science investors to learn tips to make it a little bit easier for budding biotech entrepreneurs to connect with funders. In addition to tips on networking, the investor panel will share reflections from JPM Week, Silicon Valley Bank’s 2023 financial report on biotech, and the outlook for 2024.
Following the program, there will be a networking opportunity where you can put your new skills to the test.
3:30 PM Registration and networking
4:00 PM Welcome Remarks & Overview Presentation by Johnson & Johnson Innovation
4:05 PM Reflections from JPM Week
4:15 PM Panel Discussion
• Reflections on JPM Week and 2023
• The Outlook for 2024
• Networking in the current economic environment
• Networking tips for innovators
5:00 PM Q&A for panelists
5:15 PM Networking
6:30 PM Program close
Innovation & Broader Impact in Research, and NSF Innovation Grants
?If you are currently exploring or would like to explore spinout, startup, or other commercial opportunities for your research projects, join us on Monday, January 29, from noon-1 p.m., for a free lunch & learn about broader impact and innovation grants for your research. University of Maryland Aerospace Engineering Professor and Chair Alison Flatau will share how resources like NSF’s I-Corps program help researchers transform innovations into successful products and services.
?Learn about workshops and funding opportunities, including:
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?I-Corps Prep: a short, two-part course that teaches proven, evidence-based methods for success as an entrepreneur
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?I-Corps Teams: a $50,000 NSF grant to explore commercialization
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?TEDCO MII: a $115,000 TEDCO Maryland Innovation Initiative grant awarded through the UMD startup support team
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?America's Seed Fund: up to $2 million available through NSF's SBIR grant program
?This will be an informal opportunity to meet and hear from the UMD I-Corps team and colleagues who have participated in the programs listed above. I-Corps leaders will also be on hand to answer questions about the program and its concepts, including Business Model Generation and Customer Discovery. In addition, they will discuss opportunities with both regional and NSF National I-Corps programs.
?Lunch is included!
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?Welcome Remarks
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?Alison Flatau, Professor and Chair, Aerospace Engineering, I-Corps Teams awardee
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?Dean Chang, Chief Innovation Officer, Mid-Atlantic I-Corps Hub lead PI
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?Dan Kunitz, Director, Mtech Ventures, Mid-Atlantic I-Corps Hub Executive Director and co-PI
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?Q&A
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?Lunch & Networking
?UMD I-Corps is part of the NSF National Innovation Network, and UMD is the lead institution of the NSF I-Corps Mid-Atlantic Hub.
?We hope to see you at Zupnik Forum (Room 1101) in Clark Hall on Monday, January 29, from noon-1 p.m.!
Anchor Ventures' New Year’s “Reset-Panel”
As we begin 2024, please join our esteemed panel of experts in the health and wellness space. We will explore lifestyle choices that optimize healthy eating and physical and mental well-being, while also exploring the role that business and tech have played in this industry.
Enhancing Biotechnology Innovation and Applications for National Security – First Meeting of Experts
The National Academies will convene a meeting of experts on 8 Feb 2024 to focus on ways to foster a research and development network in the United States that drives biotechnology innovation and applications.
This meeting will be held in a hybrid setting (Washington DC and online).
This is the first of a series of meetings of experts, organized under the auspices of the Standing Committee on Advances and National Security Implications of Transdisciplinary Biotechnology, which will bring together gatherings of cross-sector experts to discuss key topics at the intersection of national security and transdisciplinary biotechnology research and development.
The forthcoming second meeting of experts will focus on understanding future defense needs and ways to communicate those needs to the research community. The third meeting of experts will focus on understanding the regulatory processes and needs in the United States to enhance development of innovative biotechnologies for defense and subsequently, to transition defense-specific biotechnologies and services to other sectors.
Each meeting will highlight how more general concepts relate to specific biotechnologies using two illustrative examples:
- Use of artificial intelligence in biotechnology research and development
- Experimental/laboratory automation in biotechnology and development
The effort is sponsored by the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology.
Innovation @ UMB: Exploring Therapeutic Product Development
Ventures focused on developing therapeutic products can provide an exciting opportunity for researchers that are passionate about creating better healthcare solutions.
In February, we are bringing you first-hand insights from experienced entrepreneurs in this industry. They will share their experiences and challenges as well as the latest trends they are seeing in therapeutic product development.
Join us to get inspired and learn more about therapeutic innovation.
Guest Speakers
Ritu Lal, PhD
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
GEn1E Lifesciences Inc.
Paul Shapiro, PhD
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Dean of Research and Advanced Graduate Studies
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Register today!
This session is part of the Innovation @ UMB event series. Innovation @ UMB is a resource for entrepreneurs and researchers interested in progressing real-world innovations. Get ready to engage, interact, and learn practical strategies for moving your ideas forward.
For questions, please contact Adam Kronk at akronk@umaryland.edu.
https://www.umventures.org/events/innovation-umb-exploring-therapeutic-product-development