Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants offer an opportunity to further your research for an applied outcome or work as a partner with industry. The SBIR/STTR Program awards over $2 billion each year to small U.S. companies developing game-changing innovation.
Merrie London is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Manager at Connecticut Innovations. Merrie provides strategic insight to faculty, postdocs and grad students seeking SBIR grants, as well as providing information on matching those funds through Connecticut Innovations. Faculty with federal grants may learn new leveraging strategies through conversations with Merrie.
Merrie can provide you or your industry partner with:
- Individual one-on-one support and strategies on how to get started;
- Technology and Market assessment reports on your innovation;
- Information on Matching grant funding – SBIR Acceleration and Commercialization Program;
- Information on events/workshops/networking in your specific area of interest;
- Service to help you partner with industry.
To learn how to access SBIR support, the Office of the Vice President for Research invites you to Office Hours with Merrie London.
Next Office hours are:
Wednesday, June 25 – UConn Storrs Campus
Castleman Building (CAST) – Classroom FLC 201
261 Glenbrook Rd #2237
http://maps.uconn.edu/map/locations/49
Tuesday, July 1 – UConn Health Center
400 Farmington - Cell and Genome Sciences Building, Room - 1724
UConn and UConn Health Center faculty, postdocs, and graduate students:
To reserve a time to meet with Merrie, please email Ana Fidantsef at fidantsef@uchc.edu
TIP companies please email Natalie D’Oyen at natalie.d’oyen@uconn.edu
Please, see this link for more information: http://www.ctinnovations.com/sbiprogram/grantsupport
For more information, contact: Technology, Partenrships, and Licensing at fidantsef@uchc.edu