OCTANe Capital Series: Federal Government Funding Opportunities
Thursday, January 14, 2010 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM (PT)
Aliso Viejo, CA
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OCTANe Capital Series - Federal Government Funding Opportunities
As private and venture capital sources of funding are shrinking, the Federal government has expanded the amount of funding available to private sector companies. The challenge for companies is understanding the process and identifying the business opportunities hidden in the labyrinth of government programs.
This program will provide an overview of the programs and funding sources available. It will also provide some concrete steps that companies can take now to get started in this process. April Grant from Fabiani & Company will describe the Federal funding policy landscape for companies advancing technology. We will also hear from Jack Syage, CEO of Syagen Technology. Mr. Syage have extensive experience with SBIR grants and other Federal grants, having been the recipient or nearly 40 government grants and contracts. Both April and Jack will be available to answer questions and provide followup advice.
April Grant has 11 years experience in healthcare policy with a focus on the life sciences. April started her career as a Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (R-CT) working on women’s health issues and staffing the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues. Following her time on the Hill, Grant spent seven years with BIOCOM, the second largest regional trade association for the life sciences building their government and public affairs department. In this role she maintained a current knowledge of federal, state and local laws as well as legislative trends and ballot initiatives affecting life science industry and advised the President/CEO and BIOCOM Board of Directors on issues in order to identify and act on key priorities. During her time at BIOCOM she also started the San Diego Biotechnology Political Action Committee and managed all of the organization’s political counsel. April left BIOCOM to join Genentech in a public affairs role. In this role she reported directly to the Vice President of Operations on all issues pertaining to public affairs and community relations. April left Genentech to join Allergan as the Director of State Government Affairs and Policy Development. In this position she managed a seven state region and the company’s relationships with state and national political, industry and advocacy organizations. April has her Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science and completed her coursework for Master’s of Arts in Public Policy at San Diego State University.
About Fabiani & Company:
Fabiani & Company is a Washington, D.C.-based government affairs firm founded with the primary goal of providing a select group of clients creative and innovative strategies to effectively represent them and their interests before the United States Federal Government. The Federal government, at all levels, provides a myriad of opportunities for the strategically placed corporation. Fabiani & Company specializes in developing and executing the strategies that create opportunities for its clients by employing government affairs and marketing techniques to assist them in accomplishing their funding, marketing, policy, and R&D objectives.
Jack A. Syage, PhD, CEO and President
Jack has over 20 years of experience in creating and leading the development of innovative technologies in the analytical and aerospace industries. His honorary positions include member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Physical Chemistry (1996-2000), invited participant at the Nobel Symposium in Chemistry (1996), Visiting Professor at the University of California, Irvine (1999-2004), Visiting Professor at the Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay France (1995), Plenary Lecturer at the Okazaki Conference (1996), and Chairman of a DOE Committee that established a National Environmental Facility (1992). Jack has published over 120 papers and delivered over 50 invited talks in fields of mass spectrometry, trace detection, and ultrafast spectroscopy, and has 14 U.S. patents issued or pending. He appears on the list of the Most Highly Cited Chemists of the last two decades. He received a BA in Chemistry from Hamilton College (1976) and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Brown University (1982) and received several academic awards including the Best Thesis Prize. Jack was a postdoctoral fellow at Caltech under Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail (1982-84).
About Syagen Technologies:
Syagen Technology is a rapidly emerging leader in the design and manufacture of high speed, molecular analysis instruments for use in Homeland Security and Life Science applications. The company’s innovative technologies include the patented PhotoMate® atmospheric pressure photoionization sources (APPI) and its QitTof™ mass spectrometry. These unique technologies allow for high speed molecular analysis in critical chemical identification applications.
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