ANN ARBOR ? MichBio is hosting a webinar Jan. 17 to look at what government funding may be available for the life sciences industry.
Accessing Government Funding in a Changing Landscape will show viewers how to access government funding for your bioscience company, especially from the Department of Defense. Speaker, Liz Powell, is a former Legislative Director on Capitol Hill who staffed the Armed Services Committee and became an entrepreneur offering strategic counsel on how to navigate the maze of government opportunities to help businesses grow.
This webinar will include information on government activity in the new year, the categories of government funding available, timelines to follow, specific funding opportunities and conferences to attend, tips on how to build relationships and even shape funding descriptions before they are announced, and case studies on how other bioscience businesses successfully secured funding.
January 17, 2014, 11:00 a.m. – Noon. Non-member Cost: $29
Liz Powell, Esq., MPH, Principal, G2G consulting has nearly two decades of experience from working on health, defense and economic development policy in Congress and as an attorney and lobbyist. She started G2G consulting in 2007 and manages government relationships and operations in their Washington, D.C. office with regular travel to their Cleveland office and satellite offices in Columbus, Ann Arbor, Pittsburgh and Boston.
G2G consulting has secured over $50 million for its clients in almost seven years, shaped policy and regulations, run advocacy campaigns, organized PR events and influenced decision-making on the federal, state and local levels of government.
MichBio U is a new educational program from MichBio that provides various training opportunities to Michigan’s bioscience community. Stay tuned for more information as we further develop MichBio U.
To register, click on MichBio.Org
