The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs will visit Marshall University as part of a day-long seminar.
The event takes place Thursday, June 21, in the Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex At Marshall University, 1628 3rd Avenue, Huntington. To register, visit SBIRRoadTour.com
SBIR and STTR are among the largest sources of early-stage capital for technology commercialization in the United States. The programs invest in stimulating groundbreaking technology and private-sector commercialization.
The Huntington seminar is sponsored by the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC), Marshall University, the Robert C. Byrd Institute, the Marshall University Research Corporation and the Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia in participation with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The seminar will include information about participating federal agencies, grant opportunities, success case studies and West Virginia resources. The morning session will be moderated by Charlotte Weber, director and CEO of the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing and vice president for Federal Research at Marshall University. The afternoon session will be moderated by Erika Bailey, state director, West Virginia Small Business Administration.
Program managers from federal agencies will meet one-on-one with seminar attendees, participate in targeted panel discussions and share how small businesses can use the early-stage capital for research and development with commercial applications.
