NSF Grant Funding Opportunities Webinar
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 ~ 10:30am, Eastern
Join the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to learn about grant funding opportunities available for researchers, budding entrepreneurs, startups and innovators in the newly established Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. You’ll learn how to tap into grant funding for startups, develop NSF-funded discoveries into a prototype or proof-of-concept and gain insights into entrepreneurship and market needs through experiential education. For more information, visit https://beta.nsf.gov/tip/about-tip.
Speaker:
 Alastair Monk joined the National Science Foundation as an SBIR/STTR program director in November 2019. Prior to NSF, Alastair was an active member of the startup ecosystem in Virginia as a mentor, judge, and entrepreneur. He has been directly involved in medical startups for the last 10 years. Most recently, Alastair was the Vice President of Medical Products at Cupron, Inc. where he led the development, protection, and commercialization of a platform copper antimicrobial technology. He also founded and ran Chrysalides Consultants, a consultancy firm mentoring and providing strategic support to medical startups. Prior to Cupron and Chrysalides Consultants, Alastair was Head Scientist at Biocontrol Ltd (now Armata Pharmaceuticals) developing and commercializing bacteriophage therapy for clinical applications. Alastair had an active academic life as a microbiology postdoc at Virginia Commonwealth University in Internal Medicine, and has authored a number of published papers, conference abstracts, and oral presentations. Alastair has a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Bath UK, and a BSc in microbiology from the University of Birmingham, UK.
Cost: FREE
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