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:1743@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20221005T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20221005T153000 DTSTAMP:20220903T141003Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/flinn-bioscience-entrepreneurship-grant-i nfo-session SUMMARY:Flinn Bioscience Entrepreneurship Grant Info Session - - 5 Oct 22 14:30 DESCRIPTION:The Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program offers funding\, professional support\, connections\, and networking opportuniti es to Arizona early-stage bioscience firms.\n\n\n\n\n \;\nThe 2023 pro gram application will open on Tuesday\, Sept. 6 and close on Monday\, Nov. 7\, 2022.\nINFO SESSION ON ZOOM\nWednesday\, October 5\, 2022\n\n2:30PM - 3:30 PM\n\nOn Zoom.\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\nNow in its 10th year\, the program provides $30\,000 in non-dilutive funding support for up to six firms eac h year\, administered through a nonprofit partner\, plus a professionally developed\, yearlong plan specific to the needs of the individual firms th at helps them advance to commercialization and become investor-ready.\n\nO pportunities are offered to the competitively selected firms to engage wit h the state’s bioscience\, academic\, and policy leaders\, including mem bership for one year onArizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee&n bsp\;and in the \;Arizona Bioindustry Association. Firms are also invi ted to exclusive events with fellow bioscience entrepreneurs.\n\nKey Dates :\nSeptember 6\, 2022: \;Application opens\nOctober 5\, 2022: \;Ap plication information session (2:30 p.m.\, Virtual)\nNovember 7\, 2022: Ap plication deadline (5 p.m.)\nJanuary 19\, 2023: \;Applicants notified of selected Finalists\nFebruary 9\, 2023: \;Finalist interviews\nFebru ary 22\, 2023: \;Program selection notification\n\nLearn more:\n2023 P rogram Brochure\n2023 FAQ\n2023 Reviewer Rubric\n\nBackground\nIn 2002\, t he Flinn Foundation unveiled \;Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap\, the lo ng-term strategic plan to advance Arizona’s bioscience sector. One of th e four strategies of the Roadmap is to create a critical mass of bioscienc e firms in Arizona. In 2014\, the Roadmap was updated\, with the first goa l being to “Form a hub of bioscience entrepreneurs and new enterprises a cross Arizona.”\n\nTo help address this need\, the Flinn Foundation laun ched the Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program to foster entrepreneurship an d help bioscience founders develop their early-stage companies into succes sful and sustainable businesses in Arizona.\n\nSince 2014\, the Flinn Foun dation has selected \;54 Arizona bioscience firmsto participate in the program through a competitive process\; its nonprofit partners have provi ded $1.6 million in funding support to participating firms. Most recently\ , the \;2022 program participantsincluded three Tucson-based startups\ , two from Phoenix and one each from Scottsdale and Surprise.\n\nDo you ha ve any questions or want to learn more about the Bioscience Entrepreneursh ip Program? Contact Flinn Foundation Program Manager Juliet Gomez at \ ;jgomez@flinn.org \;or 602-369-1248.\nSOURCE: \;https://flinn.org/ bioscience/bioscience-grantmaking/entrepreneurship-program\n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211005T143000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR