BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1672@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220315T090000 DTSTAMP:20220222T010448Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/azbiopeers-charting-your-path-navigating- local-grants-and-programs-available-in-az SUMMARY:AZBioPEERS: “Charting Your Path”- Navigating local grants and p rograms available in AZ - - 15 Mar 22 08:00 DESCRIPTION:\n“Charting Your Path”- Navigating local grants and program s available in AZ\nTuesday\, March 15th\, 2022   08:00 – 09:00 AM\n\nFe atured Speakers:\n\n Jill Howard Allen\, VP\, Research and Development - Arizona Commerce Authority\n Juliet Gomez\, Bioscience Program Manager - Flinn Foundation\n Natalie Mitchell\, PhD\, Entrepreneurial Program &a mp\; Grants Manager - AZBio\n Thomas Schumann\, Executive Director - Cent er for Entrepreneurial Innovation\n\n \;\n\nPlease join us for a look at the local grants and programs available for life-science entrepreneurs in Arizona ---from FAST grants for SBIR/STTRs and Flinn Grants to Entrepre neurial training programs.\n\nLocation:  Virtual via Zoom\n\n \;\nREG ISTER\nAbout Our Speakers\nJill Howard Allen\, VP\, Research and Develo pment - ACA\n\n\n \;\n\nJill Howard Allen is the Arizona Commerce Auth ority’s (ACA) Vice President of Research and\nDevelopment\, a role in wh ich she serves as a liaison among business\, industry and academia\,\ndeve loping and deepening partnerships among those entities to enhance economic growth.\nJill’s previous experience at the ACA includes leading the SBI R/STTR program and supporting\nthe innovation team\, a role she held at th e agency from 2014-2016.\n\nJuliet Gomez\, Bioscience Program Manager - Fl inn Foundation\n\nJuliet Gomez is a Bioscience Program Manager for the Fli nn Foundation and helped to develop and execute the Bioscience Entrepreneu rship Program\, which is in its ninth cycle this year.  Juliet manages al l materials\, works with applicants\, participants\, review committee and mentors\, and is a resource connector for all “biopreneurs” in the pro gram and bio community.  Juliet also works with the Foundation’s Transl ational Seed Grants Program\, helping to incorporate elements of the entre preneurship into this “Bench to Bedside” healthcare research program.\ n\nJuliet has lived in the Phoenix area for the past 46 years.  She has a BA in Broadcast Journalism at ASU\, and worked in the television industry for 17 years\, earning several awards\, including an Emmy for her directi ng and production roles.  She then transitioned into community affairs an d public relations\, working for the Phoenix Fire Department\, then managi ng Community Relations and Education for the newly formed Scottsdale Fire Department.  She went on to serve as the Executive Director for the Phoen ix area chapter of Hadassah\, worked as Marketing and Communications Manag er for the Phoenix School of Law\, then in Public Relations and Community Events for the Banner Health System.\n\n \;\nNatalie Mitchell\, PhD\, Entrepreneurial Program &\; Grants Manager - AZBio\nNatalie received h er BS and MS degrees in Biomedical Sciences in London\, England\, and her PhD in Microbiology at ASU. She has worked in various scientific roles in England\, Greece and the United States\, mostly in academia and healthcare . She started her career working as a Biomedical Scientist of Microbiology with the National Health Service (NHS)\, England\, where she was awarded her first patent and was given the Runner-Up Innovator of the Year Award b y NHS Innovations\, Inc. She has since worked as a Molecular Biologist at the University of Athens\, a Researcher at Arizona State University’s  Biodesign Institute Center for Vaccinology and Infectious Diseases\, an d as a Proteomics Research Affiliate at Mayo Clinic\, Arizona. She ha s co-founded 2 startup companies and a 501c3 non-profit. She was the rec ipient of an Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholar Fe llowship for 3 years and has over 10 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 4 patents.\n\nThomas Schumann\, Executive Director - Center for Entre preneurial Innovation\nThomas is an experienced business counselor providi ng financial and technical assistance to small and medium-sized businesses across a variety of industries and stages of development. Tom uses his ba ckground in economics\, accounting and finance to help growing companies s ecure the financial resources required for growth through private investme nt and commercial and non-traditional lending.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHis educatio nal background includes degrees in accounting and economics\, an MBA\, a d octoral candidate in Computer and Information Systems. He holds certificat ions as an SBA commercial loan underwriter and an INBIA Certification in B usiness Incubation Management\, and he is a certified trainer in the Profi t Mastery and Growth Wheel programs.\nAt the Center for Entrepreneurial In novation (CEI)\, Thomas leads a state-of-the-art\, award-winning business incubator that focuses on the commercialization of bioscience and medical device technologies emerging from Arizona’s higher education community. CEI is expanding its mission by launching LabForce\, state-wide workforce training initiative focused on developing the skills and talent required b y the Arizona bioscience industry.\nThomas came to CEI after a 25 year car eer in Michigan universities where he held a variety of leadership positio ns and spearheaded multiple state-wide outreach initiatives to support bus inesses and entrepreneurs\, such as the Inventors Center of Michigan\, the Michigan Manufacturing Resource and Productivity Center and the Michigan Business Incubation Association. Throughout his career\, Tom has been at t he forefront of technology use in education. He was recognized by the Mich igan legislature as “Michigan’s E-Learning Pioneer”.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \; CATEGORIES:AZ - Central END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210315T080000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR