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Stacy C.
Boston, MA
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Expert PhD SBIR Advisor Fed Grants & Contracts: NIH NSF DOD DOE ARPA-H

Secured +$15 M in SBIR funding; 10+ years in preparing NIH, NSF, DOD, AFWERX, DOE, DHS, USDA; Ph I, Ph II, Direct to Ph II, Fast Track proposals, Comm Plans & other governmental RFP/RFI; SBIR reviewer & study section co-chair Experience preparing on larger federal grants, contracts, and RFPs (up to $100M) including: GHERI, PCORI, ARPA-E, ARPA-H, CDMRP, R01, and others Resources to help with your SBIR/STTR proposal SBIR/STTR Templates: keepyourequity.co YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@keepyourequityco/featured Dr. Chin is an expert federal grants and contracts advisor specializing in science and technology start-ups (public and private) pursuing technical R&D commercialization funding opportunities. For +10 years, she has successfully helped start-ups secure +$15 million in non-dilutive funding. She also served as a SBIR/STTR reviewer for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Chin has worked on innovations and applications spanning medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biomedical technologies, therapeutics, digital health, UVAs, novel materials, sensors, AI/ML/NPL, defense, AgTech, manufacturing, EdTech, and energy. She has helped clients pursue SBIR/STTR grants  (Phase I & II) for the NIH, NSF, DOE, DHS, DOD, USDA, NOAA and much more. Dr. Chin also helps clients prepare larger federal grants/contracts and RFPs, including GHERI, PCORI, ARPA-E, ARPA-H, CDMRP, R01, DLA, PMRP, SOCOM, CPRITS proposals, and many others. She also consults many start-ups on their go-to-market strategy and has written many SBIR/STTR commercialization plans across all industry areas. Dr. Chin also consults early-stage start-ups spun out by academic professors, medical doctors, and start-up executives. She has worked with Founders spinning out start-ups from leading research institutions across the US including MIT, Beth Israel, Harvard, Columbia Univ., UCLA, Brown Univ., Boston Univ., MSK, NYU, and more. Previously, Dr. Chin was a TechStars SBIR/STTR mentor (nationally known deep-tech accelerator), a former medical device start-up Founder & CEO for 8+ years, and TEDx speaker. She has a Ph.D. in chemistry, is an inventor on +20 patent applications, and has published 6+ peer-review journal articles.  SERVICES: - Consultation, writing, reviewing and research strategy - Complete company registrations - Write, draft, and edit proposal drafts and supplementary documents - Drafting commercialization plans - Review and Editing on already prepared SBIR proposals - Budget Preparation - Proposal submissions: NIH - eRA commons, NSF - FastLane, DOD- DSIP, grants.gov GRANTS I WORK ON - NIH SBIR / STTR: Phase I / II, Fast Track, Direct to Phase II, Commercialization Plans - NSF SBIR / STTR: Pitch Application, Phase I / II - DOD SBIR: Phase I / II / III, Direct to Phase II, AFWERX - DOE, DHS, USDA: Phase I / II TECHNICAL AREAS - Biomedical Technologies: Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Digital Health Technologies, Therapeutics, Orthopedics, Implants - Pharmaceuticals: Research, Assay Development, Cancer Therapeutics, Clinical Trials - Biomaterials: Chemistry, polymer chemistry, coatings, ionic liquids, formulations - Technology: AI / ML / NP, Big data processing, Drones, Blockchain, Hardware, Mobile Apps Software, Hardware, 3D Printing, Space, Drones, Sensors, Communication, Supply Chain, Manufacturing - Environmental Sciences: Energy, AgTech/farming, Batteries, Renewable, Oil / Gas / Solar, Green Energy - And many others COMMERCIALIZATION PLANS -Business Plan -Market demand -Customer discovery -Go-to-market risks -Competitive analysis -Marketing and sales strategy -IP / Patent -Financing / Revenues -Cost Analysis -Regulatory -GMP Manufacturing -Company/Team Overview Other qualifications: - HBX credential from the Harvard University Business School - SBIR/STTR Techstars mentor, a nation-wide reputable tech start-up accelerator In addition to the Upwork testimonials below, here are additional ones from SBIR/STTR Clients: “Stacy provided a superb experience. Grant writing can be stressful and we never felt the pressure thanks to the tremendous effort by Stacy.” - Alberto E., CEO & Founder, Knowledge to Own (NIH SBIR Phase I awardee) “Stacy is the right hand you knew you needed. She will walk you through each and every steps of the grant proposal program, help you to organize your thoughts, and add their professional polish to your work. Also honest and professional.” - Ursula S., CEO DIMP LLC “Stacy was a huge help in structuring and focusing out ideas into something actionable for NSF. With their help, we were able to mention our strengths and unique value proposition while maintaining a goal-oriented proposal.” - Harsha C., CEO, Kroleo LLC
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Skills

  • Budget Management
  • Grant Research & Prospect List
  • Commercialization
  • Startup Consulting
  • Technical Writing

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