Episode 25. CEO Perspectives on Launching & Growing Biotech Start-Ups Part 1
Release Date: 01/15/2025
Episode 25. CEO Perspectives on Launching & Growing Biotech Start-Ups Part 1
SBIR Innovation Lab
This episode is part one of the two-part series that explores perspectives on launching and growing biotech start-ups. Program Director William Bozza invites CEO Lu Alleruzzo and CSO David Anderson from Immunophotonics, a clinical-stage biotech company, to share their experiences and advice on how they established businesses, from academic labs to growing biotech startups. SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/ LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Online:...
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Episode 24. NCI SBIR MATCHUP
SBIR Innovation Lab
In this episode, NCI SBIR Team Leader Monique Pond invites NCI SBIR Program Director Melissa Li to introduce the Mentor And Trainee Connections HUb Program (MATCHUP). This program facilitates connections between SBIR/STTR-awarded companies in search of employees with top-tier and early career scientists interested in working in the biotech industry. SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/ LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Online: https://www.cancer.gov By Phone:...
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Episode 23. Roundtable Discussion | Empowering Innovation in Women's Health
SBIR Innovation Lab
This NCI SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast episode features the roundtable segment of the NCI SBIR-hosted event Empowering Innovation in Women’s Health with NCI Director W. Kimryn Rathmell as the moderator. In the hour-long episode, six female business leaders—including five CEOs and one CTO, all of whom have been funded and supported by NCI SBIR/STTR, American Cancer Society (ACS), or both—share key lessons learned and stories about the impact their technologies are having on women's health: Dawn Mattoon, Ph.D., CEO, Mercy BioAnalytics Eve McDavid, CEO & Co-founder, Mission Driven Tech...
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Episode 22. Fireside Chat with Kim Rathmell | Empowering Innovation in Women's Health
SBIR Innovation Lab
This NCI SBIR podcast episode features the fireside chat between W. Kimryn Rathmell, Director of NCI, and Christina Annunziata, Senior Vice President of Extramural Discovery Science in American Cancer Society (ACS) from the NCI SBIR-hosted event Empowering Innovation in Women’s Health. In this hour-long discussion, Moderator and NCI SBIR Director of Investor Relations Brittany Connors, Dr. Rathmell, and Dr. Annunziata discuss the NCI’s and ACS’ vision, priorities, and overall goals, with a particular emphasis on women’s healthcare, and participate in a live audience Q&A session....
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Episode 21. How to Write a Strong Commercialization Plan Pt. 3
SBIR Innovation Lab
This episode concludes the three-part series on writing a strong commercialization plan. NCI SBIR Program Director William Bozza hosts a panel discussion gathering the five CEOs of the NCI SBIR-funded companies from the previous episodes to address questions regarding their experiences preparing to write their commercialization plan. SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/ LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Online: https://www.cancer.gov By Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER...
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Episode 20. How to Write a Strong Commercialization Plan Pt. 2
SBIR Innovation Lab
In part two of the three-part series on writing a strong commercialization plan, NCI SBIR Program Director William Bozza is joined by NCI SBIR-funded, Beatrice Langton-Webster, director and CEO of Cancer Targeted Technology, Madelyn Herzfeld, co-Founder and vice chairman of Carevive Systems, and Carlos Castro-Gonzalez, co-founder and CEO of Leuko Labs, who share insights on this key Phase II SBIR/STTR application component. SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/ LEARN MORE FROM...
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Episode 19. How to Write a Strong Commercialization Plan Pt. 1
SBIR Innovation Lab
In part one of the three-part series on writing a strong commercialization plan, NCI SBIR Program Director William Bozza invites NCI SBIR-funded biotech innovators, Sid Selvaraj, co-founder and CEO of Arima Genomics, and Manijeh Goldberg, president, founder, and CEO of Privo Technologies, to share advice for aspiring phase II SBIR/STTR applicants: SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/ LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Online: https://www.cancer.gov By Phone:...
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Episode 18. NCI SBIR Investor Initiatives
SBIR Innovation Lab
In this episode, NCI SBIR Program Director William Bozza invites Director of Investor Relations Brittany Connors to dive into the NCI SBIR Investor Initiatives: Learn how this program supports SBIR/STTR companies in connecting with third-party investors and strategic partners through pitch opportunities at national showcases and more! SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/ LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Online: https://www.cancer.gov By Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER...
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Episode 17. FY25 NCI SBIR Contract Solicitation Topics Pt. 2
SBIR Innovation Lab
In this episode, NCI SBIR Team Leader Monique Pond and Program Director Melissa Li continue their discussion on the FY25 NCI SBIR Contract Solicitation and describe the remaining topic areas. Cancer technology innovators and submit funding proposals through this mechanism for a variety of focus areas, ranging from therapeutics to digital health tools. SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/ LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Online: https://www.cancer.gov By Phone:...
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Episode 16. FY25 NCI SBIR Contract Solicitation Topics Pt. 1
SBIR Innovation Lab
In this episode, NCI SBIR Team Leader Monique Pond invites NCI SBIR Program Director Melissa Li to provide an overview of the topics featured in the FY25 NCI SBIR Contract Solicitation: Cancer technology innovators and submit funding proposals through this mechanism for a variety of focus areas, ranging from therapeutics to digital health tools. SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/ LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Online: https://www.cancer.gov By Phone:...
info_outlineThis episode is part one of the two-part series that explores perspectives on launching and growing biotech start-ups. Program Director William Bozza invites CEO Lu Alleruzzo and CSO David Anderson from Immunophotonics, a clinical-stage biotech company, to share their experiences and advice on how they established businesses, from academic labs to growing biotech startups.
SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER
SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast
SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/
LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
Online: https://www.cancer.gov
By Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute