Agenda

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Registration & Networking
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Presentation & Q&A

Overview

Meet with the Director of the NCI SBIR Program

NCI SBIR Development Center Director Michael Weingarten will be presenting along with NCI SBIR Program Director David Beylin at an information/overview session of the NCI SBIR & STTR Programs, intended to provide best practices to help advance innovative cancer technologies. Attendees will learn about new programs that NCI has launched, including $8 million in new contract funding opportunities, to support SBIR companies in moving their technologies towards the marketplace. You will also learn valuable tips on how to develop strong applications for SBIR and about other programs that NCI offers, including its initiative for helping awardees bridge the "Valley of Death."

Speaker
Michael Weingarten– Director of the NCI SBIR Development Center, NIH/NCI David Beylin–SBIR Program - Director, National Cancer Institute

Venue
Genentech Hall -UCSF
600 16th ST
San Francisco, CA 94158
http://www.ucsf.edu/media/pdf/maps/ucsf_mission_bay.pdf

SPEAKER BIOS

Michael Weingarten, Director, NCI SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute Mr. Weingarten was appointed as Director of the NCI SBIR & STTR Small Business Programs in 2005. In that role, he is overseeing the development of new strategies to optimize the impact of this Program in advancing emerging technologies towards clinical development and commercialization. Mr. Weingarten served from 1990 until 2005 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Most recently, he held the position of Program Manager, Exploration Systems Research and Technology Program at NASA, where he led a team of scientific and technical experts focused on the biomedical industry and the public health application of emerging technologies, as well as leading collaborative teams in building partnerships with private and public sector organizations to address public health needs. Earlier, as Program Manager of NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program, he oversaw the Partnership Development Programs and Small Business Programs, formulating national policy and providing leadership on the development and implementation of educational outreach campaigns targeted towards small businesses. Mr. Weingarten also served as a Program Analyst from 1989 to 1990 at the Department of State. He holds a Masters in Political Science from Columbia University.

David Beylin, Program Manager with the SBIR Development Center at the National Cancer Institute, where he assists small businesses in the medical imaging field in securing government funding for innovative research and development projects with high commercial potential. David has over 10 years of experience in research, development and commercialization of scientific and medical instrumentation and molecular imaging agents. Previously, David was involved with X/Seed Capital Management, LLC, a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in breakthrough technologies. Prior to X/Seed, David worked for Naviscan PET Systems, Inc. in a variety of technical and management roles, including Vice President of Research, concentrating on the design, clinical validation, and regulatory clearance of high resolution Positron Emission Tomography devices and image-guided interventions. Mr. Beylin was trained in experimental nuclear physics at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Russia) and the KEK-High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (Japan). Mr. Beylin is certified in Nuclear Medicine Physics and Instrumentation by the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine.