Spooky Business: Managing SBIR/STTR Projects

Recorded On: 10/11/2023

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Spooky Business: Managing SBIR/STTR Projects 

October 11, 2023
2:00 – 3:30 pm EDT * Webinar
3:35 – 4:30 pm EDT * After the Show * Talk with the Faculty Directly!

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards are an increasingly popular way for research institutions to partner with industry on federal projects.  SBIR and STTR projects are critical in the development of various technologies; however, such relationships may give rise to several competing interests. This session will discuss strategies for identifying and managing multiple competing interests when research institutions partner with a small business entity on these federal projects. We will highlight different approaches to the proposal submission and award of SBIR and STTR projects from the perspective of a Sponsored Programs Officer in an Office of Sponsored Research and Industry Contracts Officers in a Technology Transfer Office, and from a non-profit/medical center (City of Hope) and public/state institutions (University of California, Riverside and University of California, Santa Barbara).

Format of webinar: 90-minute presentation, followed by 55 minutes of discussion.

In this session:
  • Participants will learn about the different types of SBIR and STTR submissions
  • Participants will gain an understanding of different approaches and guidelines/policy to SBIR/STTR submissions at different institutions
  • Participants will identify various types of potential issues that may arise during SBIR/STTR projects, from Conflict of Interest (COI), Intellectual Property (IP), budget, etc.

Cara Winnewisser

Industry Contracts Officer

University of California, Santa Barbara

Frosina Al Zgoul

Senior Grants & Contracts Administrator

City of Hope National Medical Center, Beckman Research Institute

Misty Madero

Industry Contract Officer

University of California - Riverside

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits.

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