Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
April 2, 2021
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Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)
The purpose of this Notice is to inform the small business research community that registration for the 2021 HHS Small Business Program Conference with the theme Diverse Perspectives SEEDing Impactful Innovations is now open. The event will be held virtually on April 26-30 and registration is free.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is one of the largest sources of early-stage capital for life sciences in the United States, supporting small businesses that are developing innovative products and services with the potential to improve health and save lives. Attend this conference to learn how to access more than $1.2 billion of seed funding through the small business programs - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR).
Who should attend?
The 2021 HHS Small Business Program Conference is ideal for those who are new to the small business programs, diverse life science entrepreneurs or biomedical researchers, or affiliated with minority-owned or woman-owned small businesses.
What to expect:
Attend live, 45-minute sessions on topics including:
Session recordings will be available after the event and participants will have access to an on-demand library of related videos. One-on-one meetings with HHS and NIH small business program staff and other experts will also be available throughout the conference.
We hold ourselves to the same standards that we have published in NIH Guide Notice (NOT-OD-21-053) for increasing the participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds in all aspects of the conference. We hope you will join us for this important and informative event.
The agenda, registration, and other conference information are available at the conference website.
Stay current by following #HHSsmallbizconf across social media platforms.
NIH small business program staff at SEEDinfo@nih.gov.