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Rich Giersch, ARC WA Program Director: Over the past 20 years Rich has developed and led SBIR/STTR workshops and bootcamps, advised on proposals resulting in over $20 million dollars in SBIR/STTR awards, and was the PI on a $3.5 million 3-year STTR award that is a partnership of 24 universities and a small business that built a commercialization ecosystem in the Southeast U.S. Rich is the Executive Director of the Life Science Washington Institutes and excels in the STTR program.
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Rich can be reached at rich@lswinstute.org
Kate Hoy, ARC WA Program Manager: Kate has been advising small businesses on business development for the past 30 years. For the past decade she has been specifically advising small businesses on how to navigate government contracting. Kate has advised on SBIR proposals over the past 4 years resulting in over $30 million dollars in awards. Kate currently is the SBIR Program Director for the Washington APEX Accelerator. Kate is able to provide guidance on any SBIR program as well as connections to resources.
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Kate can be reached at kate@arcwa.info