The mission of the UNT Health Science Center Technology Transfer & Commercialization Office is, by acting as a service provider, to assist UNTHSC, its researchers, and its community partners with the development and promotion of biomedical innovations.

2012 BREAKFAST SERIES

Presents:

“Getting CPRIT funding: Expert guidance for companies
and academic investigators”

Speakers:

Paul Cossum, Ph.D. President

Andrew Nat Executive Vice President

Thursday, February 23, 2012
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.     

Location:  3400 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Center for BioHealth Room CBH-230

Paul Cossum and Andrew Nat of the Texas BioAlliance will discuss their role with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).  The BioAlliance offers an Expert Services program in which CPRIT pays for outside experts to advise Texas based companies and academic investigators who are CPRIT award winners or applicants in the drugs, biologics, devices, diagnostics and imaging areas.  For those who have already obtained CPRIT funding, assistance is offered in any area across the product development spectrum including discovery, manufacturing, preclinical, clinical, regulatory, commercialization, business plan and business model.  For applicants for CPRIT funding, the BioAlliance's experts advise on application preparation and content (e.g. Preclinical development timeline and functions towards IND preparation and submission).

NO COST TO ATTEND, BUT RSVP REQUIRED
RSVP techtransfer@unthsc.edu, (817) 735-5147 or visit http://biodfw.org/

BIODFW offers a monthly breakfast series the 3rd Thursday of every month except for August and December. The breakfast series features keynote speakers and/or expert panel presenters focused on business issues and opportunities in the life sciences industry.

Hosted by the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization