Reserve your spot at the Non-Dilutive Funding Summit

January 15, 2025

About

We’re celebrating 20 years of the Non-Dilutive Funding Summit!

Join us at the 20th annual NDFS, a free, educational event helping life science executives acquire valuable information about non-dilutive funding opportunities for life science R&D.

Come together with hundreds of other innovators in the life science industry to hear the authorities at funding agencies like NIH, BARDA, DoD, and more, discuss their research funding priorities, their variety of funding programs, application processes, submission tips, and more.

Links to Recordings & Slides Below

Agenda

**The Non-Dilutive Funding Summit is a purely educational event and does not constitute an endorsement from any of the Funding Agencies presenting

7:30am

Breakfast

8:00am

Opening Remarks

8:10am

NSCEB (National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology) Presentation

Joe Buccina, Director of Research and Policy

8:45am

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Presentation

Dr. Michael Koeris, Office Director, Biological Technologies Office

9:30am

NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Presentation

Dr. Natalia Kruchinin, Program Coordinator, Team Lead

10:00am

CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) Presentation

Rebecca, Director of R&D Innovation

10:30am

FreeMind Elite Presentations

11:15am

ATI (Advanced Technology International) Presentation

Dr. Mike Stebbins, Senior Vice President

11:45am

NIMHD (National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities) Presentation

CDR Michael Banyas, Senior Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service and a Health Specialist

12:00pm

Lunch Break

12:45pm

FreeMind Group Granti AI Presentation

Ayal Ronen, CBO

1:00pm

CDMRP (Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs) Presentation

Dr. Sagar Ghosh, Program Manager and Dr. Amie Bunker, Program Manager

2:00pm

NHLBI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Presentation

Dr. Stephanie Davis, Small Business Program Coordinator

2:30pm

NIA (National Institute on Ageing) Presentation

Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Program Officer

3:00pm

Breakthrough T1D Presentation

Alan Chiu, Research Scientist

3:30pm

CIRM (California Institute for Regenerative Medicine) Presentation

Dr. Shyam Patel, Senior Director of Business Development and Alliance Management

4:00pm

Closing Remarks

Opportunity for 1×1 Meetings

Take advantage of the opportunity to meet 1×1 with representatives from leading funding agencies as well as meeting 1×1 with the FreeMind Group Business Development team to discuss what non-dilutive funding opportunities are available to fund your R&D.

Watch 2024 Presentations

Presentations