DER Weekly Newsletter, February 21st, 2020


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February 21st, 2020

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Are you working with a company to submit a SBIR or STTR?

The MSU Innovation Center hosts low or no cost training for companies to improve their SBIR and STTR proposals. Registration is required.

SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep for NIH- March 13 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Pitch and Tips for NSF SBIR- April 8 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Commercialization for Phase II SBIR- June 24 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

An Overview of DOE SBIR Program- July 15 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and October 21 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Click to view upcoming trainings.

Handouts and presentations from the SBIR/STTR event

Please Click the links below to view the slide decks from the "Lessons Learned in Winning SBIR/STTR Grants" presentation. Don’t forget any agreements with an entity in which an MSU employee holds an interest requires MSU Board of Trustee approval. Visit the Faculty Conflict of Interest at MSU website for more information.

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Grants developed by Dr. Tien

		The Engaged Scholar E-Newsletter
		Click here to view The Engaged Scholar E-Newsletter. It is a great place for broader impacts information.

		MSU listed among the 5 fastest rising universities in the U.S.
		Nature index listed MSU among the top 5 fastest rising universities in the U.S. along with Princeton University, Northwestern University, University of California, Irvine, and Washington University in St. Louis. Click to learn more

DER's Proposal Volume

The chart above shows DER's Proposal Volume as of 2/20/2020.

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Upcoming Seminars

Spring 2020

MSU Resources to Support Training Grant Applications and Training Programs- March 11th, 2020 (12-1PM)

Negotiation Strategies- March 18th, 2020 (12-1PM)

Diversity and Inclusion (Broader Impacts)- April 15th, 2020 (12-1PM)

MSU Effort Reporting- April 22nd, 2020 (12-1PM)

IP and Entrepreneurship - April 29th. 2020 (12-1PM)

Planned Seminars (Dates TBD)
- MSU BEST
- Next Energy

February 19th, 2020

Miss The Last Seminar? Watch It Here!

This seminar goes over CGA’s recently created PI Separation Checklist, specific agency (NIH/NSF) requirements for PI Change Requests, common hold ups in the processes of transferring an award, and how to create and route award revision PD’s and Effort reporting requirements when leaving the university.