REMINDER: JOIN THE LIFE SCIENCE INNOVATION NORTHWEST 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE!
April 17 - 18, 2024
Seattle Convention Center

Life Science Innovation Northwest Annual Conference stands out as the essential event for the Pacific Northwest's life science community. It uniquely gathers CEOs, investors, public and private life science organizations, research institutions, scientists, entrepreneurs, and the global health community. Featuring exceptional programming and top-tier executive networking, it provides unparalleled opportunities for connecting with strategic partners, collaborators, and investors, fostering meaningful relationships. Don't miss out on this prime networking opportunity!

REGISTER FOR EXPO 24: ITHS SYMPOSIUM & POSTER SESSION
May 14th, 12-5pm
Seattle Center for Urban Horticulture

Register now for Expo 24: ITHS Symposium & Poster Session! This gathering is an opportunity for trainees, scholars, and ITHS-supported researchers from across the WWAMI region to share their work, network, and learn from colleagues. This year's theme is nanotechnology in medicine, featuring two distinguished keynote speakers, Dr. Philip Low, Director of the Purdue Center for Drug Discovery and Dr. Rodney Ho, Director of WE-REACH. Lightning talks, poster session and reception to follow keynote speeches.  

OHSU INNOVATION DAY
May 9th, 10-5pm
Online (Virtual link will be available upon registration)

Oregon Health and Science University advances innovation and entrepreneurship each year as part of OHSU Research Week. The day’s event features topics for innovators and entrepreneurs looking to advance their skills and knowledge. 

ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN HEALTH INNOVATION WORKSHOP
May 14th, 6am –2pm PT, 9am-5pm ET 
Online (Virtual link will be available upon registration)  

Join the National Academy of Medicine for their Fostering Action to Address Ethical and Societal Implications of Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health and Medicine: A Workshop on the potential for unintentional positive and negative consequences arising from advances in science, technology, and innovation within the health and medicine sector. This free webinar will utilize established frameworks, such as Toward Equitable Innovation in Health and Medicine, which built on the work of the Committee on Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation (CESTI) to examine concrete case studies of recent emerging technologies, aiming to extract valuable insights and lessons.

FUNDAMENTALS FOR STARTUPS
Fridays, 12 – 1pm, 2024    
Startup Hall - 1100 NE Campus Parkway, 2nd floor or online

Spring series on Fridays at noon beginning Mar 29th at the Startup Hall and YouTube Livestream.  There is a great lineup of speakers who will help you navigate the exciting, complex, and sometimes daunting journey that is being a startup. The spring series will be presented in person at the CoMotion Labs technology incubator at Startup Hall in addition to streaming via YouTube. See past event videos for a rich source of inspiration!

ITHS PODCAST: INNOVATOR'S GARAGE

The Innovator's Garage is an ITHS Technology podcast about the journey of health scientists and technologists on the road to building a company. We welcome the curious, the foolishly optimistic, and the cynically hopeful to a place where we learn from the wild successes, confounding setbacks, and horrible failures of people just like you. 

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The last two sessions in our Biomedical Innovation Fireside Chat Series for entrepreneurs will delve into product development and FDA regulations for new medical devices, therapeutics, diagnostics, digital health products and more. These experienced scientists and advisors have been there, in the trenches, and have been a part of bringing impressive new therapies to market. Not to be missed!

Session 6: Medical Device Product Development
Thursday, April 18, 2-3pm

Join us for a discussion with industry experts covering the essential steps in bringing a medical device or digital health product to market. Topics covered will include FDA device classification, privacy and security, and manufacturing and quality systems.

Sessions are free, held over Zoom and will be recorded. More information and registration >>>  

Session 7: Therapeutic Product Development
Thursday, May 2, 2-3pm

Join us to hear from these accomplished panelists who have been senior leaders in product development programs that have led to life-transforming therapeutics. They will highlight key aspects of their journeys and the partnerships that made their programs successful. Gain insight into details behind FDA regulatory requirements, efficacy and safety studies, quality systems, manufacturing, and more.

Sessions are free, held over Zoom and will be recorded. More information and registration >>>  

NIA SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Non-dilutive funding for healthy aging innovations. National Institute on Aging (NIA) provides nearly $150 million in R&D Small Business Funding through the SBIR/STTR program. Interventions to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s and related diseases are top priorities. Click below to determine whether your research project is a good fit for NIA.

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FUNDING FOR BRAIN INITIATIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSLATION

Notice of Special Interest for Translation of BRAIN Initiative Technologies to the Marketplace is now open, inviting Small Business Concerns (SBCs) to translate BRAIN Initiative-supported technologies into the marketplace. SBCs are encouraged to apply for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants to advance, optimize, validate, and scale these technologies for commercial use, aligning with the BRAIN Initiative's mission. Interested parties can access funding for BRAIN Initiative-related projects by submitting SBIR/STTR grant applications linked to Notice number NOT-MH-24-115.

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