Want to lean more about the SBIR/STTR Program? Visit our SBIR 101 page.
Attend one or all of the trainings, which include:
SBIR 101 - Catalyst BioConsulting
CTCAugust 25, 2026 | 11:00AM | Medical College of Wisconsin Hub for Collaborative Medicine, Milwaukee
Topic: Business Basics, Government Contracting, Start-up Assistance
NSF Project Pitch Workshop - Fall 2026
CTCSeptember 1, 2026 | 9:00AM | University Research Park, Madison
Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics
NSF SBIR/STTR 101 + Proposal Prep Webinar w/ Ben Schrag
CTCSeptember 9, 2026 | 11:30AM | Online
Topic: Business Basics, Business Accounting and Budget, Government Contracting, Financing
SBIR 101 Webinar (September)
CTCSeptember 15, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online
Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics
Establish Your Business: Entity Creation Clinic
CTCSeptember 17, 2026 | 11:00AM | Whitewater University Innovation Center, Whitewater
Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics, Government Contracting
From Ideas to Products: Where to start, who to ask, how to de-risk
CTCSeptember 24, 2026 | 11:00AM | Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Milwaukee
Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics
Establish Your Business: Entity Creation Clinic
CTCSeptember 29, 2026 | 4:00PM | Kenosha Innovation Center, Kenosha
Topic: Business Basics, Start-up Assistance, Government Contracting
NIH Proposal Prep Workshop - Fall 2026
CTCOctober 8, 2026 | 10:00AM | UW-Milwaukee Innovation Accelerator, Wauwatosa
Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics
NSF Pre-submission Review - October 2026
CTCOctober 14, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online
Topic: Government Contracting, Business Basics, Start-up Assistance
Idea to Enterprise Pitch Night: University Innovations Ready for Launch, Fall 2026
CTCOctober 14, 2026 | 5:00PM | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center & UWM Welcome Center, Milwaukee
Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics, Government Contracting, Marketing and Sales
SBIR 101 Webinar (October)
CTCOctober 20, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online
Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics
IP 201 - Beyond Patentability: Building an IP Advantage
CTCOctober 22, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online
Topic: Managing a Business, Financing, Business Basics, Start-up Assistance, Government Contracting
NIH Pre-submission Review - December 2026
CTCDecember 16, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online
Topic: Business Basics, Start-up Assistance, Government Contracting
Access On-Demand Learning through our Sparks Series

- DOW Announces Patent Holiday SBIR Open Topic
- NIH Releases SBIR/STTR Omnibus Solicitations
- Proposed regulation would require senior agency approval before federal research awards are issued
- From Breakthrough Technology to Startup Teams: How Founder Factory Is Building What’s Next in SE Wisconsin
- An overview of the ART program at DoW