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:1542@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210119T090000 DTSTAMP:20210108T175443Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/azbiopeers-january-meeting-rd-tax-credits SUMMARY:AZBioPEERS January Meeting - R&D Tax Credits - - 19 Jan 21 08:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n \;\nAZBioPEERS January Meeting\nR&\;D Tax Credi ts\nJoin us via Webex for the first AZBioPEERS gathering of 2021.\n\nTuesd ay\, January 19\, 2021\n\n8 AM - 9 AM via Webex\n\nREGISTER to receive you r login information via email\n\nThe Research and Development (R&\;D) T ax Credit remains one of the best opportunities for biotech and medtech bu sinesses to substantially reduce their tax liability.\n\nLearn how what yo u and your team are doing today can qualify for federal and state tax savi ngs that can be used to grow your business and move your innovation time l ine forward faster. \;\n\nJoin us to learn more about both the Federal and Arizona R&\;D Tax Credit opportunities in this 1 hour session.\nPr esenters:\nJamison A. Meredith\n\nPartner\; \;US West Business Tax Adv isory Leader\, EY\n\nJamison Meredith is a tax partner in the Dallas offic e of EY and serves as the US West Business Tax Advisory Leader. With more than twenty years of tax experience\, Jamison’s client portfolio spans n umerous industries and tax technical areas.\n\nJamison focuses on federal tax planning\, which includes federal and state research tax credits\, fix ed assets\, and accounting methods. He has successfully defended studies u nder IRS examination for clients within the telecommunication\, constructi on\, manufacturing\, energy\, life science and software industries. Jamiso n specializes in data mining\, process development\, and leading implement ations. His clients range from some of the largest clients in the region t o high growth start-up companies.\n\nJamison holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a licen sed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas. He was the recipien t of Ernst &\; Young’s 2010 Business Tax Services Thought Leadership award. Jamison is a frequent speaker for TEI events and is an instructor f or several EY University courses.\n\nAndy Lombard\nExecutive Vice Presiden t of Innovation and Venture Development\, \;Arizona Commerce Authority \n\nAndy Lombard serves as Executive Vice President of Innovation and Vent ure Development for the Arizona Commerce Authority. Prior to joining the A CA full time\, he was a Technical Advisor for entrepreneurship. As part of his passion for entrepreneurship\, Mr. Lombard helped construct the ACA ’s $3 million annual business plan competition\, the Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC). Since its inception seven years ago\, more than 1\,200 te chnology start-ups have participated in the Challenge\, which has resulted in approximately $20 million of invested\, non-dilutive capital. He also created and has led Venture Ready\, the ACA’s tech start-up mentoring pr ogram.\n\nPrior to his work with the ACA\, Mr. Lombard spent 14 years at M otorola\, leading its Asia wireless business. During that time\, he advanc ed to the director of Motorola Ventures\, where he was responsible for man aging a $750 million portfolio of technology investments while serving on 22 boards in six countries.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nAbout AZBioPEERS\n\nC onnect with Arizona life science entrepreneurs\, innovators\, and thought leaders each month at the AZBio PEERS gatherings.\n\nThis monthly morning meeting is coordinated by executives from across your bioscience community to provide new opportunities for professional education\, engagement\, an d resource sharing. CATEGORIES:Education END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200120T080000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR