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ORSP Research UpdatesSeptember 15, 201511:00 amIOP AuditoriumTopics CoveredMUSC FRD & SBIR/STTR ProgramsDual Use Research of Concern (DURC)Updates and RemindersFoundation for Research Development&SBIR/STTR OverviewSeptember 16, 2015

Presented by: Christine Dixon ThiesingAssociate Director, Business Development & LicensingMUSC Foundation for Research Development

AgendaFoundation for Research DevelopmentSBIR/STTR BackgroundFRD SBIR/STTR SupportQ&AIPMUSC Navigation Who Does What?SCTR South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute; Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA); Research infrastructure and supportbudget consults for grants, stats consult, research infrastructure for basic and clinical research; IRB consults

FRD: separate 501(c)3 entity; mission: to facilitate the translation of all MUSC discoveries into products and services for the publics benefit Valuable innovation that has commercial potential5FRD ServicesIP managementReview grant submissions for IP

Invention reporting for federally funded research

Marketing and licensing of MUSC technologies to corporate partnersHow You Can HelpAsk researchers if their grant possibly creates:a new therapeutica new diagnostic testa new research tool (reagent, cell line or animal model)new software or surveysa new device

Ask at submission, at annual reports, at grant closeout

SBIR/STTR 101SBIR/STTR PrimerSBIR Small Business Innovative Research ProgramSTTR Small Business Technology Transfer program

Purpose: To foster and stimulate small business development of technology for Federal R&D needsIncrease private sector commercializationSBIR: 2.5% of research budget; will be increasing to 3.2% over 6 yearsSTTR: 0.3% of research budget; increasing to 0.45% over 5 yrs.

Just definitions9SBIR Program EligibilityApplicant is a small businessBusiness has to be at least 51% U.S.- owned and independently operated Small business located in the U.S. (