National SBIR Road Tour 2020 held at the University of Vermont

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Road Tour came to Vermont on September 16, 2019 for a day-long series of panels and discussions in the University of Vermont (UVM) Davis Center. Vermont State EPSCoR Director Arne Bomblies, PhD, PE participated in a panel to discuss the variety of ways in which Vermont EPSCoR helps local small businesses, including SBIR Phase(0) and Pilot Project awards. Approximately 150 entrepreneurs and researchers attended the event.

For more information about the SBIR Road Tour program, visit sbirroadtour.com. To view the details and agenda of the UVM Road Tour stop, visit uvm.edu/uvminnovations/sbir-sttr-road-tour.

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Brittany Sickler (Policy Analyst, SBA Office of Investment and Innovation) moderates a panel. Photo by Danny Monahan.
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Richard Galbraith, PhD, UVM Vice President for Research
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Steve Arms, GM of Swarm Venture
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From left to right: Steve Arms, Jeff Frolik, PhD (Co-Founder of Packetized Energy), Ryan McDevitt (CEO of Benchmark Space Systems)
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Jeff Frolik, PhD and Ryan McDevitt during a panel
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Ryavn McDevitt speaks during a panel
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An audience of entrepreneurs and innovators listens during an SBIR Road Tour panel
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From left to right: Corine Farewell (Director, UVM Innovations), Tina Thornton, PhD (UVM iTrep Coordinator), Arne Bomblies, PhD, PE (Vermont State EPSCoR Director)
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Arne Bomblies, PhD, PE discusses Vermont EPSCoR's support for entrpreneurs
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From left to right: Arne Bomblies, PhD, PE, Tina Thornton, PhD, Nick Grimley (Director of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization, VT Department of Economic Development), Corine Farewell
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Michael Metz (Board Member, Generator) and Corine Farewell
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David Bradbury (President, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies) and John Antonucci (Executive Director, LaunchVT)

National SBIR Road Tour 2020 held at the University of Vermont

Brittany Sickler (Policy Analyst, SBA Office of Investment and Innovation) moderates a panel. Photo by Danny Monahan.

Richard Galbraith, PhD, UVM Vice President for Research

Steve Arms, GM of Swarm Venture

From left to right: Steve Arms, Jeff Frolik, PhD (Co-Founder of Packetized Energy), Ryan McDevitt (CEO of Benchmark Space Systems)

Jeff Frolik, PhD and Ryan McDevitt during a panel

Ryavn McDevitt speaks during a panel

An audience of entrepreneurs and innovators listens during an SBIR Road Tour panel

From left to right: Corine Farewell (Director, UVM Innovations), Tina Thornton, PhD (UVM iTrep Coordinator), Arne Bomblies, PhD, PE (Vermont State EPSCoR Director)

Arne Bomblies, PhD, PE discusses Vermont EPSCoR's support for entrpreneurs

From left to right: Arne Bomblies, PhD, PE, Tina Thornton, PhD, Nick Grimley (Director of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization, VT Department of Economic Development), Corine Farewell

Michael Metz (Board Member, Generator) and Corine Farewell

David Bradbury (President, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies) and John Antonucci (Executive Director, LaunchVT)