News

What:
Oregon's Lab2Market Initiative, housed at Portland State University, is hosting a "Winning Grants: SBIR/STTR Proposal Writing" workshop designed to educate entrepreneurs, researchers and grant writers on what it takes to win Phase I research dollars through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. SBIR and STTR are sources of early-stage funds for technology-based companies.

Guest speakers Mark Henry, principal of PBC, Inc. in Denver, Co., and Randy Dipner, a consultant to PBC, will speak about the $2 billion available annually from the federal government to encourage small business innovations and how to successfully fund projects through the SBIR and STTR programs. Participants will also be able to network with other inventors from around Oregon.

When:
Friday, March 4, 2005, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Where:
World Trade Center, Mezzanine Level, Building 2, 121 SW Salmon, Portland, OR, 97204

Cost:
The workshop is free and open to the public, but reservations are required as space is limited.

Contact:
For more information and to reserve a spot, contact Candace Clement at cclement@nwtechventures.com.

Background:
Mark Henry and Randy Dipner specialize in making PBC's clients competitive participants in the SBIR and STTR programs. As an employee of SBIR recipients and as a national consultant, Henry has been involved in the preparation of more than 1,200 SBIR proposals. While Henry was with Bend Research, Inc., the firm received more than 170 Phase I and Phase II SBIR awards.

This workshop is sponsored by the Lab2Market Initiative, Portland Development Commission and the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department. In addition to the sponsoring organizations, the other members of the organizing committee are the Oregon Bioscience Association, the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, and Northwest Technology Ventures. Rep. David Wu is the event's honorary chair.