Developing Relationships for Long-Term Support
Goal:
Obtain federal funding for cellular therapy research to accelerate wound healing.
Results:
Developed a multi-state strategy for working with DoD and Congress and tied medical R&D to job growth in each state
Provided introduction to the DoD, developed relationships and garnered funds from several program managers over several years
Leveraged DoD relationships to access DARPA contract and insert language in defense authorization legislation
Organized meetings with key decision-makers within the medical countermeasures office to learn priorities and be responsive in our submission and built relationships at the annual conference
Organized tours, demonstrations and media events with Congress
Attended a military medical conference year after year, building more relationships and research partners
$11.3 million over 4 years
$3 million in FY2012 defense authorization legislation
$25 million medical countermeasures contract over 5 years (up to $100 million if hit all benchmarks over several years)