OVPR & CT Innovations SBIR/STTR Counseling
Technology Commercialization Services, a unit of the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), invites you to meet with Johnna A. Scott/Merrie London, SBIR Manager at Connecticut Innovations, for counseling regarding SBIR/STTR funding. 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 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.
Upcoming Office Hours:
February 4th – UConn Health Center
400 Farmington Ave - Cell and Genome Sciences Building, Conference Room – 1800 at the new addition.
To reserve a time to meet with Johnna A. Scott/Merrie London, please email Johanna directly at Johnna.Scott@ctinnovations.com
Please see this link for more information: http://www.ctinnovations.com/sbiprogram/grantsupport
For more information, contact: Natalie D Oyen at (860) 748-8470