Overview
This event is a two-part line-up:
- Thought leadership webinar; Q&A
- Confidential office hours with your Subject Matter Expert
The federal funding environment is evolving rapidly. With a new administration in place, the rules of the game are changing and companies must act with precision and a new plan to remain competitive. In this dynamic 45-minute session, Grant Engine will outline what’s new, what’s uncertain, and what winning teams are doing right now to secure non-dilutive funding and, crucially, what leading companies are doing now for their medium and long term funding future.
We will start with an update on the current funding environment under the new administration and effective strategies to navigate that environment based on our experience and recent success. As regulations evolve and the funding landscape is redefined, understanding how to navigate your path with the government is more essential than ever.
Next, learn what makes your content “win” and how AI (when used smartly) can improve both quality and speed. At the NIH, submission volume increased significantly in 2024, driven by AI. Concurrently, approval rates were down even more on a percentage basis. Understanding how AI can be used effectively to help you win, while avoiding the pitfalls that AI naturally provides.
Lastly, we will cover a crucial aspect to “Winning” funding opportunities: self-renewing strategies for securing long-term funding. By pursuing strategies like virtuous circle; snowball; and platform among others we will define reliable strategies that serve your short and long term interests to win more funding.
Join the Office Hours Session (Optional but Valuable!)
After the webinar, continue the conversation during our interactive Office Hours session.
This is your opportunity to:
- Confidentially discuss your specific company and project.
- Ask questions sparked by the webinar
- Gain additional insights from our experts
- Learn through shared Q&A and discussions with other participants
Office Hours are held after the webinar and require a separate registration.
In-person location: Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs 303A College Rd E, Princeton, NJ 08540
Meet Your Speakers
Sam Tetlow is Founder & CEO of Grant Engine. Grant Engine has a proven model of delivering funding to leading life science companies through the NIH SBIR program as well as DARPA, BARDA and other DoD sources. Sam has successful experience as an entrepreneur and investor in life sciences companies such as EpiCypher (named best University Startup of 2016 by U.S. Congress), ILS Genomics, Immunologix, Gentris Corporation, and Tranzyme Pharma (IPO April, 2011) among others.
As a leader within companies Sam has a functional focus on product development, sales, finance and corporate development. Sam continues to build on his venture capital experience by investing into compelling companies as an Angel. Sam seeks results and has a proven track record. Sam has generated a 5.8x return on invested capital, with 76% cash realization in his last 14 years of investing.
Sam holds a MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Beta Gamma Sigma, 2003) and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Honors, 1993). He has been on Mt. Everest, is a former competitive triathlete, and an avid proponent of doing good while doing well.
Rich McKay is the Director of Program Management for Grant Engine. In this role, he is involved in all aspects of delivery of our services to our clients. Rich has over 30 years’ experience in industry, working for companies small and large, from tiny start-ups to large corporations like GE Healthcare, and started his own consulting company in 2016. Over the years, Rich has written numerous grants for his own research as well as for clients. He also regularly sits on SBIR study sections for NIH and brings deep expertise in non-dilutive funding to Grant Engine.
Rich received his PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Buffalo and did his post-doc in mammalian calcium signaling at NIH.