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Your source for news and happenings in our innovation neighborhood. | June 2023
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Weekly: Danforth Center Scientific Seminar Series
The Danforth Center’s complimentary weekly Scientific Seminar Series will pause for the Summer and restart on August 23. If you would like to participate or be on the email list for these seminars, please contact Terri Burton, tburton@danforthcenter.org.
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Agritech Thursdays
Second Thursday of the Month
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Geospatial Innovation Center, T-REX,
911 Washington Avenue 4th Floor
AgriTech Thursdays is a monthly, after-work event focused on agricultural technologies research and collaboration in the St Louis region. At each event, one company or researcher gives a short, 15-minute talk on an existing or solved research problem of their choosing and how it fits into the wider agricultural technologies landscape. Q&A, drinks, and networking follow the talk. Interested in giving a talk? email: george@deepgrain.com
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Collider Event: Government Contracts and Funding Opportunities via The Department of Defense
June 22, 1 - 5 PM
The GEOINT Hub @ T-REX
911 Washington Avenue Suite 500 (5th Floor)
T-REX in partnership with The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), is pleased to present this collider networking event focused on helping small businesses prepare themselves for pursuing federal government contracts and award opportunities. This Collider will bring together government, industry, small business, and other representatives in the broader innovation and intelligence community, highlighting federal government programs, resources, and opportunities for geospatial intelligence innovation and business growth.
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Coffee with Colleagues
June 27, 8:30 - 9:30 AM
CoverCress’ New Headquarters
10407 Baur Rd, St. Louis, MO 63132
Join your colleagues and friends to network and meet Emily Lohse-Busch, Executive Director of the newly launched 39 North. Enjoy fresh baked goods and kick start your day with as much coffee as your heart desires!
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Workshop - High-throughput Screening Tools for Traits and Vector Elements
June 29, 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
via Zoom
Join us for presentations by Philip N. Benfey and Thomas Jacobs to learn about their exciting research. Speaker biographies and workshop abstracts can be found here. Speaker presentations will be followed by a “Debrief and Networking” session where attendees can take part in conversations around the PlantGENE community and building global capacity in plant transformation!
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Got R&D Money? Top Tips for Funding R&D with Grants
July 13, 10 to 11:30 AM
via Zoom
This 90-minute offering is designed to introduce technology start-ups and existing businesses
on how they might fund R&D through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants. This is an introduction to the topic that has been developed for companies that are new to seeking grant funds and is not a “how to apply” course. This course will also offer specific directions on how to search research topics at various government agencies to determine if grants are available for your unique technology.
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NSF SBIR Interactive Workshop
August 8, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and August 9, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Via Zoom
This day and a half workshop is designed to assist technology start-ups and existing businesses, that have a breakthrough technology, in learning how to apply for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) to fund their R&D. The hands-on workshop is led by Ed Lahue, MBA, an innovation & technology counselor with 40 years in innovation and marketing and Dr. Veronika Redmann, a consultant/grant writer, entrepreneur, and NSF reviewer. It is an extensive “how to apply” course developed for companies that have a unique breakthrough technology that is NSF grant worthy.
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Have you met?
Emily Lohse-Busch
Executive Director
39 North
Describe your journey to 39 North
I’ve always tried to make career decisions that allow me to leverage the skills and talents I have to improve the human condition in whatever small way I can. Beyond that, I’m pretty open, which (along with a bit of luck and serendipity) has allowed me to pursue a wide range of extraordinarily cool opportunities. I’ve been honored to get to work with organizations and NGOs around the world that are having a tremendous impact. Through that work, I’ve become a strong believer in the value of hyper-local economic and community development – harnessing the power of people living and working in a community to make positive change. For me, there is no better place to pursue that type of impact than in my hometown, St. Louis!
Through some consulting work I did on behalf of 39 North over the past 15 months, I was able to learn a great deal and developed a much deeper understanding of the potential that exists for agri-food tech in this region with 39 North as a critical platform for that work. When my consulting role concluded and the opportunity to help create and lead this new nonprofit entity full-time became available, it felt like the perfect fit. I couldn’t be more honored and grateful to have the chance to steward this district forward in a way that will not only help to transform St. Louis but will do it in a way that creates ways to sustainably feed, fuel, and build the world.
What are you excited to be working on right now?
I’m just over a month into this role, so pretty much everything is exciting right now as I learn as much as I can about the potential opportunities that exist. Specifically, I’m excited to be prioritizing two projects that I feel are critical to our early success as a district:
- Finding a permanent home and “front door” for 39 North that combines our administrative offices, some amenities (hopefully including some good food/coffee options!), and most importantly, space for people to come together informally to connect, meet, and be inspired by the energy and brilliance that exists within 39 North. I think this is a critical step in building the community atmosphere throughout the district.
- Finding lab and office solutions for agri-food tech companies that are ready to “graduate” from Helix or other incubator space but would still benefit from some shared amenities, equipment, and support.
Stay tuned!
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
I’ve got two kids – ages 7 and 11 – so getting to discover new things with them and encourage their passions is one of my favorite things to do these days. Beyond that, I love to go on long walks and find that I do my best thinking when I’m zoned out and moving. I’m also a big fan of rollerblading (yes, I was a child of the 80s/90s).
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Google for Startups Accelerator
Google Startups has opened applications for the 4th year of their two online startup accelerator programs. The 10-week program encourages applicants who have a strong tech focus. The deadline is July 25th.
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