- SBIR/STTR regulations.
- Leveraging your SBIR/STTR money to large scale funding opportunities.
- Industry & academia collaboration
- Process for applying, requirements and limitations
- How to maximize chances for success
- Government funding as a strategic source of funding
SBIR/STTR Programs - The Gateway to Life Science Industry Non-Dilutive Funding
Medical Device Non-Dilutive Funding: Trends & Opportunities
Ayal Ronen, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, FreeMind Group
- Trends in medical device non-dilutive funding
- Cross section analysis of different opportunities available
- The NIBIB – The national institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
- Challenges
- How to maximize chances for success
Tuesday, August 30th at 1:00-1:30 PM EDT
To register, please contact Hannah Rosencweig at (617) 648-0340, ext. 220, or at Hannah@freemindconsultants.com
Details of a Detailed Budget
a series of summer educational webinars focusing on how to accurately construct your budget while adhering to NIH guidelines
Ayal Ronen, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, FreeMind Group
- Budget: Know the limits
- Direct vs. Indirect
- Facilities & Administration rate
- Modular or detailed: which to use?
- Allowable costs
- Final tips
Tuesday, August 23rd at 1:00-1:30 PM EDT
DOD Funding Opportunities for Life Science Research
Ayal Ronen, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, FreeMind Group
Navigating one's way around the numerous available funding opportunities within the Department of Defense (DoD) can be a daunting task, which sometimes leads to misperceptions about the submission process and the prospects for getting funded. Since all of its agencies are highly mission-oriented, understanding the basic structure and focus of each agency within DoD is absolutely critical for a successful outcome.
- CDMRP Research Programs
- The Key to Understanding DARPA
- Meeting the mission of DTRA
- Immediate funding opportunities
- Government funding as a strategic source of funding
Tuesday, August 16th at 1:00-1:30 PM EDT
R Mechanism for Companies
This Webinar will discuss the differences between R' mechanisms and the path to non-dilutive funding
Ayal Ronen, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, FreeMind Group
- Different types of R' mechanism (RO1, R21, R33 etc.)
- Target the Right Mechanism
- R-Series NIH funding opportunities
- Awards, regulations, applying, requirements and limitations
- How to maximize chances for success
Tuesday, August 9th at 1:00-1:30 PM EDT
Non-Dilutive Funding for Industry-Academia Partnerships
This Webinar will discuss the importance of Industry-Academia Research Partnerships and paths to funding through non-dilutive sources
Ayal Ronen, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, FreeMind Group
- Current Partnership Funding Opportunities
- Awards, regulations applying, requirements and limitations
- Trends in Academic-Industry Collaborations
- New Direction at the NIH
- The challenges in putting together a complex and large scale application
- How to maximize chances for success
When:
Tuesday, August 2nd at 1:00-1:30 PM EDT
CNS & Parkinson's Research Funding Opportunities
This Webinar will be focusing on CNS &Parkinson's research non-dilutive funding
Ayal Ronen, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, FreeMind Group
Tracey Mumford, Associate Director, Research Partnerships , The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
MJFF - the largest private funder of Parkinson's research - awarded almost $50M in new grants in 2010. Over the past 10 years, the Foundation has funded over $250M in Parkinson's research. Other sources, like NIH, invest greatly in better understanding the causes and providing possible solutions to patients.
For over 12 years FreeMind Group (FMG) is the leading consulting firm on non-dilutive funding. Many of the projects for which FMG has assisted its clients focus on CNS in general and Parkinson's in particular. FMG's work supports research conducted within industry and academia and assists its clients to receive funding from Federal and private foundations alike. Recently, FMG and MJFF have joined forces in an attempt to further the financial support received by researchers in the field.
- Upcoming program deadlines
- Awards, regulations applying, requirements and limitations
- MJFF Priority Focus Areas
- CNS & Parkinson's Research Funding Opportunities from different mechanisms
- The challenges in putting together a complex and large scale application
- How to maximize chances for success
- Industry & academia collaboration
Tuesday, July 26th at 1:00-1:30 PM EDT
The webinar is FREE of charge. To register, please contact Hannah Rosencweig at (617) 648-0340, ext. 220, or at Hannah@freemindconsultants.com
NIH/DOD Funding Opportunities for Life Science Companies
Ayal Ronen, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, FreeMind Group
We are witnessing a continuous movement by the NIH and DOD towards the life science industry, with a greater understanding as to the industry's needs, focus, and challenges. The scope of funding support given to industry R&D efforts from non-dilutive sources such as NIH and DOD covers the entire R&D cycle from early stage exploratory activities and all the way to late stage clinical research activities (Phase I, and II).
All non-dilutive sources are now expressing greater than ever interest in the R&D efforts of the industry, and more so in the unique set of skills and assets presented by collaborative academia-industry alliances. In the presentation we will discuss the latest trends at the NIH and DOD and the new available large scale and clinical stage funding opportunities.
In this webinar we will discuss:
Tuesday, July 19th at 1:00-1:30 PM EDT
SBIR/STTR Programs
Life Science Industry Non-Dilutive Funding
FreeMind Group is pleased to invite you to a special Webinar to present the SBIR/STTR opportunities
- SBIR/STTR regulations.
- Leveraging your SBIR/STTR money to large scale funding opportunities.
- Industry & academia collaboration
- Process for applying, requirements and limitations
- How to maximize chances for success
- Government funding as a strategic source of funding
Partnerships for Biodefense (R01)
FreeMind Group is pleased to invite you to
a special webinar focusing on the latest announcement of the NIAID program, Partnerships for Biodefense (R01)
May 27, 2011 Deadline
Presenters: Ayal Ronen, MSc. Senior Director of Marketing and Sales,
FreeMind Group LLC
When:
Wednesday, March 23rd at 13:30-2:30 PM EST
Funding is available from various governments' sources
The purpose in this specific opportunity is to support preclinical development of lead candidate vaccines, therapeutics, adjuvants or diagnostics against NIAID Category
Up to $750,000 per year for a maximum period of 5 years.
In addition, up to a total of $300,000 for major equipment in the first year of the award.
Topics to be discussed:
§ A detailed discussion of "Partnerships for Biodefense (R01)"
§ Other Funding opportunities for Biodefense R&D
§ Application process, requirements and limitations
§ The differences between the requirements of different agencies and mechanisms
§ Industry–Academia collaboration
This event is free of charge; however an early registration is required.
Please contact Hannah Rosencweig at Hannah@freemindconsultants.com to register
Non-Dilutive Funding For Medical Device Companies
Department of Professional Services, FreeMind Group LLC
- Trends in medical device non-dilutive funding.
- Cross section analysis of different opportunities available.
- Industry & academia collaboration.
- Process for applying, requirements and limitations.
- How to maximize chances for success.
- Government funding as a strategic source of funding
Thursday, October 7th at 1:00-2:00 PM EDT
New Clinical Funding Opportunities Webinar
FreeMind Group is pleased to invite you to a special Webinar to present the clinical funding trends in the NIH
NIH Moves Towards The Life Science Industry:
New Clinical Funding Opportunities
Clinical funding at the NIH is undergoing a fundamental paradigm shift, with a clear movement towards the life science industry. This shift is exemplified both in the allocation of clinical funding by NIH Institutes, as well as the sweeping increase in solicitations offering funding for clinical trials. This is further demonstrated by several first-in-kind investigator-initiated solicitations by several institutes.
Presenter: Joel Knopf, Senior Consultant, FreeMind Group
Wednesday, June 9th at 12:30-1:30PM EDT
The webinar is FREE of charge. To register, please contact Hannah Rosencweig at
(617) 648-0340, ext. 221, or at hannah@freemindconsultants.com
The R&D Tax Credit - Final Regulations Webinar
The R&D Tax Credit - Final Regulations Webinar
Presenters:
Ram May-Ron, Managing Partner - FreeMind Group
Brian Cameron, Executive Vice President - Paradigm Partners
Tuesday, June 1st at 1:00-2:00 PM EDT
The webinar is FREE of charge.
To register, please contact Hanna Rosencweig at (617) 648-0340, ext. 221, or at Hannah@freemindconsultants.com
Hot From the Press - R&D Tax Credit Final Regulations Published!! Webinar
Hot From the Press - R&D Tax Credit Final Regulations Published!!
- Criteria for qualifying projects
- Additional Criteria
- Detailed Definitions
- Exclusions
- Formats
- Timelines and deadlines
- All other information
Monday, May 24th at 5:00-6:00 PM EDT
10 common misperceptions on the R&D Tax Credit Program Webinar
Due to the great number of attendees, and greater number of requests by companies that could not attend, FreeMind and Paradigm are happy to hold a second webinar focusing on the R&D Tax Credit Program.
10 common misperceptions on the R&D Tax Credit Program
Presenters:
Ram May-Ron, Managing Partner - FreeMind Group
Brian Cameron, Executive Vice President - Paradigm Partners
The webinar will take place on:
Monday, May 12th at 1:00PM EDT and is free of charge
To register or schedule time for a call please contact Casey Levin at casey@freemindconsultants.com (617) 6480340 ext. 216
10 common misperceptions on the R&D Tax Credit Program Webinar
FreeMind Group is pleased to invite you to a special webinar about:
10 common misperceptions on the R&D Tax Credit Program
The Life Science R&D Tax Credit is indeed a remarkable opportunity that is expected to entail complex applications. To present our clients with the best combined set of skills FreeMind had partnered with Paradigm Partners the leading national R&D tax credit consulting firm.
Presenters:
Ram May-Ron, Managing Partner - FreeMind Group
Brian Cameron, Executive Vice President - Paradigm Partners
The webinar will take place on:
Monday, May 10th at 1:00PM EDT and is free of charge
To register or schedule time for a call please contact Casey Levin at casey@freemindconsultants.com (617) 6480340 ext. 216
Learn about the CAN initiative and about new funding levels for SBIR
Learn about the CAN initiative and about new funding levels for SBIR
FreeMind Group is pleased to invite you to a special webinar about:
CAN - The Cures Acceleration Network is a new clinical support initiative authorized as part of the Health Insurance Reform Bill, which will award grants to biotech companies, universities, and patient advocacy groups to support clinical research.
SBIR - Under the newly approved regulation SBIR funding has increased from $100K to $150K for an SBIR Phase I award; and from $750K to $1M for an SBIR Phase II award.
Presenter: Ram May-Ron, Vice President , FreeMind Group LLC
The webinar will take place on:
April 14th 2010 at 2:00 pm EDT
The webinar is FREE of charge.
For further information please contact Casey Levin at (617) 648-0340 ext. 216 casey@freemindconsultants.com
Immediate Large Scale Grants & Contracts for Life Science Companies
FreeMind Group is pleased to invite you to a
special webinar focusing on the latest announcement of the Diabetes, Cancer, Bio-defense, Psychiatry, and Health Care Infrastructure programs, as well as other available mechanisms for funding
Presenter: Joel Knopf, Senior Consultant
FreeMind Group LLC
In the past few weeks NIH has issued several large scale funding opportunities, grants and contracts in different fields. The deadline for these opportunities is between Nov 2009 and Jan 2010 and they will cover advanced research and development activities in the fields of Bio-Defense, Diabetes, Cancer, Psychiatry, and Health Care Infrastructure. In this webinar, a FreeMind expert will discuss the diverse opportunities, the differences between a standard grant application and a large scale one, the challenges these complex applications pose, and the ways to overcome them. Additional issues to be covered include:
- The challenges in assembling a complex and large scale application
- NIH in the wake of the 'stimulus avalanche'
- Short term/Large scale funding opportunities
- Process for applying, requirements and limitations
- How to maximize chances for success
- Government funding as a strategic source of funding
The webinar is designed for experienced companies as well as for first-time submitters who wish to increase their success rates and the total amount of funding awarded.
Tuesday, October 27th at 1:30-2:30 PM EDT
The webinar is FREE of charge.
To register, please contact Hanna Rosencweig at (617) 648-0340, ext. 221, or at Hannah@freemindconsultants.com
Government Funding for Infectious Diseases R&D Activities Webinar
Government Funding for Infectious Diseases R&D Activities
FreeMind Group and BIO are pleased to invite you to a special webinar focusing on the latest announcement of the NIAID programs, as well as other available mechanisms for funding through DOD, MITI, BARDA and others
Presenters: Ram May-Ron, Vice President
Merav Geva, PhD., Chief Analyst & Director of Professional Services
FreeMind Group LLC
Funding is available from different govt. sources to support R&D efforts for infectious diseases, ranging from the very beginning of exploratory research and all the way to final stage clinical testing. These mechanisms may often lead to future purchase opportunities and differ in focus and potential as well as in scope and in the appropriate presentation necessary for success. We will attempt to shed some light on available funding opportunities. In particular, we will touch upon:
- NIAID - Funding opportunities for BioDefense R&D
- Other government agencies' funding opportunities for infectious diseases related research
- Application process, requirements and limitations, and the differences between the requirements of different agencies and mechanisms
- How to maximize chances for success
- Government funding as a strategic source of funding
The webinar is designed for experienced companies as well as for first-time submitters who wish to increase their success rates and the total amount of funding awarded.
Tuesday, July 28th at 1:00-2:00 PM EDT
The webinar is FREE of charge.
To register, please contact Casey Levin at (617) 648-0340 ext. 216, or at casey@freemindconsultants.com
NIH Industry Focused RC3 Funding
NIH Industry Focused RC3 Funding
Due to public demand
FreeMind Group and BIO are pleased to invite you to a 2nd tutorial webinar focusing on the recently announced NIH RC3 Commercially Oriented Funding Opportunity
Presenter: Mr. Joel Knopf, MSc, MBA, Senior Consultant, FreeMind Group LLC
Biomedical Research, Development and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program (RC3) RFA-OD-09-008
- How to maximize your chances for success
- Scope and objectives of the program
- Funding
- Eligibility and requirements
The webinar is designed for experienced companies as well as for first-time submitters who wish to increase their success rates and the total amount of funding awarded.
Tuesday, July 14th at 3:00-4:00 PM EDT
The webinar is FREE of charge.
To register, please contact Hanna Rosencweig at (617) 648-0340, ext. 221, or at Hannah@freemindconsultants.com
NIH Registration Webinar
FreeMind Group and BIO are pleased to invite you to a special
tutorial webinar focusing on the process of on-line registration to grants.gov.
Presenter: Mr. Joel Knopf, MSc, MBA, Senior Consultant, FreeMind Group LLC
- Why registration is needed
- Why register in advance
- Registration timeline
- Registration process
- Detailed registration walk-through
The webinar is designed for experienced companies as well as for first-time submitters who wish to increase their success rates and the total amount of funding awarded.
To register, please contact Hanna Rosencweig at (617) 648-0340, ext. 221, or at Hannah@freemindconsultants.com






