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SUMMARY:FLC National Meeting
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\nFLC National Meeting[vc_column_text]FLC is now accepting topics for the 2026 National Meeting! What sessions and workshops would you want to lead or attend? Take an active role in the success of next year’s National Meeting by sending them your ideas! \nSome areas of interest from the FLC community include: \n\nRoundtable on Internal Marketing\, IP Disclosures\, and Small Budgets\nEcosystem Building\nData and Software Management\nMade in the USA/Manufacturing\nAI: Best Practices and Challenges for Tech Transfer Professionals\n\nSubmission Deadline: Monday\, Nov. 3\, 2025[/vc_column_text]\n		Call for Topics Submission Site\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:The Westin Seattle
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SUMMARY:Founders Day
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″]Founders Day 2026[vc_column_text css=””]Date: May 13\nTime: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT\nLocation: Walter Library | Toaster Innovation Hub \nA showcase of entrepreneurship and innovation from across the University of Minnesota. \nJoin fellow alumni and the broader entrepreneurial community as we celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship across the University of Minnesota campus. Learn about innovative projects led by students and faculty to develop new products\, test new business concepts and launch new startups. \nThis year will feature the MVP Challenge\, showcasing 25 projects from classes and labs across the UMN sharing their prototypes to solve significant social\, medical/health\, environmental and manufacturing problems. Recent technology startups spun out of the UMN will also be featured\, alongside students’ new products and startup companies development in experiential entrepreneurship courses. \nThe event will also announce entrepreneurship student/teacher/faculty awards and recognize the 2026 University of Minnesota Entrepreneur of the Year – Ryan Broshar (’06 BSB)\, Founding Partner of Matchstick Ventures and co-founder of Beta.MN and Twin Cities Startup Week. \nImmediately after the program\, join us downstairs in the Toaster Innovation Hub for refreshmants\, and meet our 15 current MBA and undergraduate student teams participating in experiential courses and leading startup companies. \nLearn More[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/founders-day/
CATEGORIES:University of Minnesota
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260521T110000
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SUMMARY:BBCetc’s From the Sources’ Mouth Series: NSF
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”4/6″]“From the Sources’ Mouth” with CDMRP[vc_column_text css=””]May 21\, 2026 | 11 AM – 12 PM CT | Virtual \nDon’t miss your chance to hear directly from National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Program Director and Policy Liaison\, Ben Schrag. \nJoin this overview of the NSF SBIR program and learn\, from the source\, what technologies they are looking for and what’s needed to submit a successful proposal. Following the presentation\, there will be ample Q&A time with the presenter.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register for Session\n							[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1772121620476{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}” text_style=”page-description”]BBCetc’s From the Sources’ Mouth Series \nMichigan SBIR/STTR Assistance Program invites everyone to join our monthly “From the Sources’ Mouth” series featuring SBIR/STTR program managers telling you what you need to know to have success with their agencies. \nOur monthly events feature a 1-hour virtual training session conducted by a federal program manager and cover their specific agency’s mission and tips for creating a successful proposal\, all sessions include time for Q&A with the agency presenter. \nWe also host a large event every fall\, featuring presenters across several agencies. This series is for technology-based entrepreneurs\, startups and small businesses familiar with the SBIR/STTR programs who want to learn more about proposal submission. \nRecordings of previous sessions available at: https://bbcetc.com/special-programs/bbcetc-from-the-sources-mouth/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column]
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SUMMARY:OnRamp Hub: Defense Ready Workshop - Warfighting Acquisition System
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″]OnRamp Hub: Minnesota[vc_column_text css=””] \nDefense Ready Workshop: Warfighting Acquisition System\nMay 21\, 2026 | 11 AM – 12 PM CT | Virtual \nJoin OnRamp Hub: Minnesota for a Defense Ready Workshop with the United States Army War College. This final War College session focuses on the Warfighting Acquisition System\, with a deeper look at structure\, authorities\, and decision-making aligned to mission needs. Presenters will also highlight the U.S. Army War College Industry Day program and how organizations can prepare for engagement opportunities. \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nUnderstanding of the Warfighting Acquisition System\nDeeper insight into Army acquisition structure and priorities\nClarity on how operational needs shape acquisition decisions\nOverview of Industry Day engagement pathways\n\nIf you are building capabilities and looking to engage with Department of War opportunities\, this session is designed for you.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/onramp-hub-minnesota-defense-ready-workshop/
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SUMMARY:FLC Lab Showcase:  DOE Boost — The Program Building America's Energy Founders
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″]FLC Lab Showcase[vc_column_text css=””] \nDOE Boost — The Program Building America’s Energy Founders\nMay 27\, 2026 | 1 PM CT | Virtual \nDiscover how DOE Boost builds connective tissue between regional ecosystems\, national labs\, and the founders ready to turn DOE-developed technology into real ventures. Hear the success stories of startups on a live panel as they share their journey from lab bench to market and learn how you can be part of what’s next.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T120000
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SUMMARY:NSF X-Labs: Introduction to the Funding Opportunity on Scientific Instrumentation for Sensing and Imaging
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\nIntroduction to the NSF X-Labs[vc_column_text css=””] \nScientific Instrumentation for Sensing and Imaging\nMay 28\, 2026 | 12 PM CT | Virtual \nThe U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology\, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) invites you to attend an introductory webinar on the recently released NSF X-Labs initiative and its topic: Scientific Instrumentation for Sensing and Imaging. \nNSF X-Labs represent a bold\, flexible\, and outcomes-driven initiative designed to build and accelerate novel platform technologies capable of unlocking entirely new sectors\, including new fields of scientific inquiry. The program will support full-time research and development (R&D) teams focused on use-inspired scientific breakthroughs and foundational platform technologies that traditional university and industry labs cannot easily address. NSF X-Labs teams will benefit from ambitious R&D goals\, operational autonomy\, milestone-based funding\, and the ability to engage across academia\, industry\, national laboratories\, and nonprofit sectors. NSF X-Labs will bet on ambitious\, full-time teams working with urgency and purpose\, and provide them with the structure\, resources\, and flexibility necessary to cultivate early-stage platform technologies that will accelerate breakthroughs and unlock entirely new sectors of the economy. \nNSF X-Labs in this topic will target specific platform technologies in sensing\, imaging and supporting technologies that will form the basis for revolutionary new capabilities in scientific discovery and technology sectors. An NSF X-Labs Mission in this topic must be transformative\, accelerating breakthrough R&D in scientific instrumentation towards creating or reshaping new lines of research and technologies. Successful teams will develop platform technologies\, overcome technical barriers facing sensing and imaging\, demonstrate measurable impact on the U.S. science and technology landscape\, and position their technologies for widespread use and investment. \nThe webinar will include a brief presentation followed by time for questions.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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