Other Resources

Product and Business Development Resources

Available to all, these videos offer guidance on a broad range of product and business development topics (e.g., improving one’s business pitch, patent litigation) relevant to NHLBI innovators. Videos can be viewed by going to the I&C’s playlist on NHLBI’s YouTube channel.

View Digital Education (videos)

I&C works closely with SBIR and STTR offices at other NIH institutes, offices, and centers, as well as the NIH SEED group. To connect innovators to online resources that can help them translate their discoveries into biomedical products, these offices compiled a list of useful links with answers to common questions. Innovators can find an array of information about protecting intellectual property, among other topics, as well as relevant guidance documents and points of contact at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Online Resources

Support for Other NHLBI and NIH Programs

I&C coordinates SBIR/STTR activities across NHLBI and lends its expertise to other programs that support academic and small business innovators, including:

I&C initiated the NIH Centers for Accelerated Innovations (NCAI) program and manages the 2019 NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH 2.0). The I&C also supports the 2023 REACH (REACH 3.0) program that is managed by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). These programs help translate selected academic discoveries into commercial products through entrepreneurial training, feedback from federal and industry experts, funding to support early-stage product definition studies, and project management support.