February 19, 2020

Ideadvance Seed Fund opens 11th round of funding to small businesses with UW System ties

Ideadvance Seed Fund encourages small businesses looking to solve problems in new ways and diversify into new markets to apply this spring.

This is the 11^th round of money and mentorship available to UW System alumni, students, faculty and staff.

Especially in demand are applications from food technology, agriculture technology and agriculture manufacturing.

The Ideadvance program fosters teams that want to advance a scalable, profitable business model. Grant dollars are earned after demonstrating key learnings toward commercialization goals. Awardees are supported by a teaching team, mentors and the program manager as they work through the Ideadvance Lean Startup program.

Last year’s awards went to a range of ideas, from an all-natural solution to pet aggression and anxiety to an Uber-like marketplace for remote notarization.

The deadline to apply is April 17. Diverse teams from all parts of Wisconsin are invited to connect early with New Idea Concierge Idella Yamben (uwideadvance@uwex.edu or 608-263-3315) to take advantage of resources that can guide them through the application process. An introductory YouTube video is also available.

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What's going on at CTC?

CTC Blog

Ideadvance in action: 2 products made better

“Innovation” and “disruption,” are words you hear throughout the business and academic worlds, but what does that really look like and how does it make a difference?

Ideadvance Seed Fund awardees Lindsey Roddy of RoddyMedical LLC in Milwaukee and Randy Clark of RCI Engineering in Mayville shared their entrepreneurial journeys at the Feb. 6 UW System Board of Regents’ Research, Economic Development and Innovation (REDI) Committee.

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Upcoming Events

Meet the Funders: Translational Research and Cancer Funding Leaders

April 17, 2020 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Medical College of Wisconsin

One on Ones will be available

In partnership with the MCW Office of Technology Development, CTC is
bringing NCI and NCATS to Milwaukee
to speak to local researchers and small businessses

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research Development Center and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) are coming to Wisconsin
Hear from and meet NCI Program Director Dr. Kory Hallett and NCATS Director of Strategic Alliances, Lili Portilla

Invitations for one one on one slots will be made available closer to the event

Do you plan to submit to NIH by the April 6, 2020 deadline? Please register with CTC to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review. CTC, in collaboration with a panel of expert reviewers, will simulate the NIH review process to help you improve your SBIR/STTR proposal ahead of the April 6th deadline.
This registration will remain open until the noon deadline on March 10, 2020.

Open Solicitations

Evaluate your tech project from multiple angles to make a business case (and get paid to do it!).
SBIR Ready 2020 is now accepting Letters of Intent!

Innovators, Technologists and Small Biz Owners! - Getting started or switching markets, focus on your important market activities (and receive up to $75K for it). Contact the New Idea Concierge to get the application process going.

Opportunities to Consider

MHSRS is calling for abstracts!
Do you have a medical tech DOD may be
interested in learning about?

The MHSRS is the Department of Defense’s foremost scientific meeting. It provides a venue for presenting new scientific knowledge resulting from military-unique research and development. The MHSRS is the premier military or civilian meeting that focuses specifically on the unique medical needs of the Warfighter.

The MHSRS provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives falling under the topic areas of Combat Casualty Care, Military Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, Military Infectious Diseases, and the Radiation Health Effects.

Abstracts due no later than March 25, 2020.

Submit to Showcase Your Technology at the

TechConnect/SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference

June 29-July 1, 2020
National Harbor, MD

Attend this conference, but also consider submitting to the SBIR Fast Track Innovation Showcase (submissions due 2/28).
Check out the TechConnect World is where you could find your next commercialization partner and connect with corporate, investment, government and military customers.

National SBIR Updates

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) FY 2020 Phase I Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is now open and will close on 4/22/2020.

NIST is seeking applications in the following areas:
Advanced Communications, Networks, and Scientific Data Systems
Advanced Manufacturing and Material Measurements
Cybersecurity and Privacy
Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science and Measurement Dissemination
Health and biology Systems Measures
Biological Systems Measurements
Physical Infrastructure and Resilience
Exploratory Measurement Science

Read more....and contact CTC for assistance with identifying the right topic for you or securing a micro-grant to hire a grant writing consultant!

SBIR Support

Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) - Helping Phase II/IIB companies move forward
This NIH program aims to facilitate the transition of previously or currently funded SBIR and STTR Phase II and Phase IIB projects to the commercialization stage by providing additional support for technical assistance and later stage research and development (R&D) not typically supported through Phase II or Phase IIB grants or contracts. Read more.
Application due date is April 6, 2020

NSF Program Basics - Webinars Available
Thinking of applying for Phase I funding? Ask all your application-related questions during NSF's Virtual Office Hours or watch a recorded webinar about the program and the Project Pitch.
(PDF version of program basics)

Solicitation Deadlines

2/24/2020 - DOE

3/15/2020 - DOT

3/20/2020 - NASA

4/5/2020 - NIH

4/22/2020 - NIST

5/27/2020 - USDA Phase II

NSF Submission windows:
12/18/19 – 3/5/20
3/6/20 – 6/4/20
6/5/20 – 9/3/20
9/4/20 – 12/3/20

Partner News

DEMO DAY - Register Today!
March 3, 2020 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
M-WERC Innovation Center

Wrapping up year five of the WERCBench Labs Program, this event will highlight the seven startup companies that have completed the accelerator course. Register today!

Check out our revamped, searchable
Blog Site for years of archived thought content on SBIR, commercialization, Lean Startup, budgets, teams and much more!

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