Free Money, Grantsmanship Tips for Phase 1 SBIR

Interested in learning about the largest public venture capital initiative in America investing $Billions annually?

During this seminar, Dr. Elizabeth Smith, Principal of SOMAX Consulting, will provide an overview of the various SBIR programs and their respective eligibility criteria. We will discuss how to determine what program is the best fit for your company. Participants will also learn how to register their companies and preliminary activities to complete to maximize your chances of receiving funding.

Registration: Free, but registration is required for Zoom access. Information on remote access (via Zoom) will be distributed to registrants by 10am on April 11.

Meet Your Speaker:

Elizabeth Anne Smith: Principal, Somax Consulting

PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

MBA, Booth School of Business, Chicago, IL

BA, Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster OH

Dr. Elizabeth Smith, has been working with start-up biotech companies since 1999 when she worked at the University of Chicago technology transfer office licensing bio-health innovations. She is the founder and owner of SoMax Consulting. Since 2013 she has provided corporate BD strategy and tactics for over 50 start-up companies developing drugs or molecular diagnostics and helped to secure over $15M in non-dilutive funding. In addition to consulting, she is part time VP of Partnering and Strategy for Fzata, Inc.