In this episode, NCI SBIR Team Leader Monique Pond invites NCI SBIR Program Director Melissa Li to introduce the Mentor And Trainee Connections HUb Program (MATCHUP). This program facilitates connections between SBIR/STTR-awarded companies in search of employees with top-tier and early career scientists interested in working in the biotech industry.

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This NCI SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast episode features the roundtable segment of the NCI SBIR-hosted event Empowering Innovation in Women’s Health with NCI Director W. Kimryn Rathmell as the moderator.

In the hour-long episode, six female business leaders—including five CEOs and one CTO, all of whom have been funded and supported by NCI SBIR/STTR, American Cancer Society (ACS), or both—share key lessons learned and stories about the impact their technologies are having on women's health:

Dawn Mattoon, Ph.D., CEO, Mercy BioAnalytics
Eve McDavid, CEO & Co-founder, Mission Driven Tech
Anu Parvatiyar, Co-founder & CEO, Ananya Health
Maria Luisa Pineda, Ph.D., Co-founder & CEO, Envisagenics
Shadi Saberi, Ph.D., Founder & CTO, iSono Health
Kristin Sherman, M.B.A., CEO, Kovina Therapeutics

This segment ends with an audience Q&A session that focuses on advice for emerging entrepreneurs.

SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER
SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast
SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/

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By Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)

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This NCI SBIR podcast episode features the fireside chat between W. Kimryn Rathmell, Director of NCI, and Christina Annunziata, Senior Vice President of Extramural Discovery Science in American Cancer Society (ACS) from the NCI SBIR-hosted event Empowering Innovation in Women’s Health.

In this hour-long discussion, Moderator and NCI SBIR Director of Investor Relations Brittany Connors, Dr. Rathmell, and Dr. Annunziata discuss the NCI’s and ACS’ vision, priorities, and overall goals, with a particular emphasis on women’s healthcare, and participate in a live audience Q&A session.

SBIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER
SBIR Innovation Lab Podcast: https://sbir.cancer.gov/about/innovation-lab-podcast
SBIR Development Center: https://sbir.cancer.gov/

LEARN MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
Online: https://www.cancer.gov
By Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute