BBCetc is happy to announce that Shannon Bass has joined our firm as a Principal Consultant focusing on NIH proposal consulting, commercialization planning and post-award management. Shannon brings with her 28 years of management experience in the biotechnology industry and as an independent SBIR/STTR Consultant. Shannon's career began with an animal health start-up out of the University of Kentucky, which was later purchased by Neogen Corp. She continued in senior management positions with Neogen for 17 years and later became CEO of a biotech start-up. A PI on multiple research grants, Shannon has personal experience with the challenges that BBCetc clients face making her an excellent addition to our team. She holds B.S degree in Agriculture from Murray State University in Kentucky.  Welcome, Shannon!

 

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Lockheed Martin Topics of Interest Released

Lockheed Martin (LM) has released its list of DoD SBIR 2018.2, STTR 2018.B solicitation topics with identified Lockheed Martin personnel interested in particular SBIR topics. The list helps connect companies with the appropriate LM technical points of contact to explore opportunities for partnership and innovation. If your firm has interest in a topic, is considering submitting a proposal and would like to seek Lockheed Martin's support through an endorsement, sponsorship and/or partnership opportunity, please contact the individuals listed next to the appropriate topic as soon as possible.

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