The UNH Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization is pleased to announce a special event for technology-based entrepreneurs and small companies.  Workshops devoted to learning about and preparing proposals to the federal SBIR/STTR grant programs will take place in 3 locations around New Hampshire on April 21 and 22, 2011.

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant programs are a source of non-dilutive capital (grants) provided by Federal agencies to foster cooperative R&D between small businesses as US research institutions.

• Thursday, April 21: Proposal Preparation - Department of Defense/Department of Energy
  Sponsored by the NH Innovation Research Center (NHIRC) and UNH

• Thursday, April 21: SBIRs/STTRs for Medical Device Development
  Sponsored by the NH Bio/Medical Council

• Friday, April 22: SBIR/STTR 101 Workshop
  Sponsored by the NH Small Business Development Center

See the Event flyer and the summaries here for more information.

The UNH Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization (ORPC) advocates for, manages, and promotes UNH's intellectual property; promotes partnerships between UNH and the business community; and is responsible for licensing UNH technologies and creating start-up companies based on innovations created at UNH.