Title Slide

PI Name(s)

PI Affiliation(s)

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Co-I Name(s)

Co-I Affiliation(s)

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General formatting suggestions:

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• Ensure font is legible

(16 pt | 14 pt | 12 pt | 10 pt)

10 pt only for citations, photo credits, etc.

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• Utilize colors or formatting for emphasis

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• Be concise

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NOTE: Some teams take advantage of this slide and include a brief statement of need, or their value proposition. Feel free to do this; just ensure that the slide remains clean and legible.

TIP: Include logos for relevant organizational affiliations, including startup/industry partners.

Clinical Need & Scale of the Problem

What is your compelling clinical need?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• How many people are affected?
• How are they affected?
• What is the cost to patients and their families?
• What is the cost to healthcare systems?
• Why do you care? (if there’s a personal story)
• Why should others care?

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

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Rubric mapping:

• Solves a compelling clinical need

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• Statistics demonstrate the scale of the problem
• Affected clinical populations clearly outlined

Maps to Rubric Category I

TIP: Humanizing the clinical need goes a long way. Some of the most compelling decks address personal stories or anecdotes of patients your team has seen. Images can be highly effective.

Current Clinical Solutions & Their Limitations

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Rubric mapping:

• Clear understanding of current standard of care

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• Addresses both treatments and preventives
• Clearly states limitations

Maps to Rubric Category I

What is the current standard of care, and how does it fall short?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What do current solutions look like?
• How successful are these solutions?
• Where do these solutions fall short?
• How or why do these solutions fall short?
• Are there other emerging clinical solutions? Where, how, and why do they fall short, if they are dissimilar to your solution?

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

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Rubric mapping:

• Proposed solution provides significant benefits

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• Introduces key characteristics of the solution
• Outlines different facets of expected benefits

Proposed New Solution & Expected Benefits

What is your solution, and how does it significantly improve upon the standard of care?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What is your solution?
• How does your solution work?
• Which limitations of the current standard of care does your solution address?
• Does your solution have broader implications for additional clinical applications? If so, why are you starting with your current indication?

Maps to Rubric Category I

TIP: There are graphical ways to convey how your solution is differentiated. Consider incorporating a feature comparison chart or a competitive positioning map.

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Summarize key findings for each piece of data

Development Work Done to Date (1 of 2)

Maps to Rubric Category II

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Rubric mapping:

• Significant research and work has already been accomplished

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• Showcase key milestones from your development work to indicate traction
• Summarize graphs and figures

Ensure that data is legible with no text smaller than 10 pt Arial font.

You’ll likely have significant data backing your solution. Pick the most important pieces to showcase, prioritizing quality over quantity. This may mean selecting a subset of panels from published figures.

TIP

TIP

What data supports the viability of your solution?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What proof do you have that your solution works?
• How do you convince others of your solution’s viability?
• Where are you in the development lifecycle of your solution? This will determine the types of data you should present.

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Summarize key findings for each piece of data

Development Work Done to Date (2 of 2)

Maps to Rubric Category II

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Rubric mapping:

• Significant research and work has already been accomplished

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• Showcase key milestones from your development work to indicate traction
• Summarize graphs and figures

Ensure that data is legible with no text smaller than 10 pt Arial font.

You’ll likely have significant data backing your solution. Pick the most important pieces to showcase, prioritizing quality over quantity. This may mean selecting a subset of panels from published figures.

TIP

TIP

What data supports the viability of your solution?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What proof do you have that your solution works?
• How do you convince others of your solution’s viability?
• Where are you in the development lifecycle of your solution? This will determine the types of data you should present.

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Publications:

Publication 1

Publication 2

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Rubric mapping:

• Validation performed

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• List your publications
• Summarize or spotlight feedback

Validation

Maps to Rubric Category II

How have you validated your solution to date?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• Do you have publications to demonstrate technical validation?
• Who has given feedback on your solution?
• What was the feedback you received?
• Is there a market or business case for your solution?

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Address both technical & business validation.

Voice of the Customer:

Quote 1

Quote 2

Stats from interviews

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TIP: Customer feedback can come from your user, payer, buyer, etc. Feedback from industry experts can also be valuable.

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

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Rubric mapping:

• Understanding of path to commercialization

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• The most competitive proposals will have meaningfully engaged their institution’s tech transfer office
• Provide context so reviewers can understand your plan, as appropriate for the stage of your solution

Commercialization & Licensing Strategy

TIP: Treat this as a brief go-to-market strategy. A timeline can be useful, mapping key milestones.

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Maps to Rubric Category III

What is your path to market?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What hurdles will you face in bringing your innovation to patients? How do you plan to surmount these hurdles?
• How long will it take to get to market?
• How will you transfer your technology out of your institution?
• What are your steps to get to market?
• What’s the eventual goal?

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You are not expected to have every detail worked out (after all, this is a piece of learning from participation in the TSG Program!). However, the reviewers want a sense of what you do know about commercialization. This slide should demonstrate that you’ve thought about translation.

Issued Patent(s): List, preferably by searchable information

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Provisional Patents

• List, with descriptions

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Plan for IP

We are working with [insert tech transfer office] on to a plan to continue evolving our IP strategy.

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• Planned Step 1
• Planned Step 2

Rubric mapping:

• Plan for addressing IP strategy

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• List issued patents
• List provisional patents
• List other forms of IP protection
• Outline in as much detail as possible your plan for future IP protection

IP Strategy

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Maps to Rubric Category III

What is your IP moat to protect your solution?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What patents have you obtained to date?
• What patents are planned?
• How defensible is your IP?
• Will you employ other methods to protect your IP, like trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, etc.?

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Rubric mapping:

• Plan for addressing regulatory path

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• Summarize known regulatory requirements
• Outline a plan to address

Regulatory Pathway

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Maps to Rubric Category III

What is your regulatory path to market?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What are the regulatory requirements for your solution? Consider the FDA, data protection, environmental compliance, healthcare regulations (e.g. HIPAA), etc.
• How will you address these regulatory requirements?

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Months

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Rubric mapping:

• Realistic plan, goals, and milestones detailed

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• Identify the key priorities for the grant period
• Map these activities across the 18 months

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NOTE: This does not need to include formal aims, but it can

Grant Period Project Plan

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Maps to Rubric Category IV

What key milestones will you advance across the 18-month granting period?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What is the next logical step in the translation of your solution?
• Which milestones will help de-risk your solution on the path to market?
• Consider both scientific and business milestones.

TIP: Mapping this out in a timeline is usually well-received by reviewers.

Indirect Cost (10%): $10,000

Grand Total: $100,000

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Rubric mapping:

• Will the proposed use of funds help achieve the goals / milestones of the grant period?

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• Table displayed is an example; the funds can be budgeted for many things, excepting PI compensation and payment of prior debt
• Feel free to include more details for budget justification; just be concise

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Reminder: Up to 10% ($10,000) can be used for indirect costs

Grant Period Budget

TIP: Work with your grants office to design your budget, if possible.

Maps to Rubric Category IV

How will you spend $100,000? Will $100,000 help advance your solution?

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Current and Past Funding:

• $ Amount | Dates | Source
• $ Amount | Dates | Source

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Planned Funding:

• $ Amount | Date Apply | Source
• $ Amount | Date Apply | Source

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Rubric mapping:

• Previous and current funding supports plan for future funding

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• List mechanisms, award IDs, and amounts for funding received
• List future funding planned

Funding Strategy

Maps to Rubric Category IV

How does this $100,000 grant fit into your larger funding strategy?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• What funds have you received to date? (Prior funding can also indicate traction.)
• What funds do you have to leverage alongside Flinn’s $100,000? What funds are planned?
• Reviewers will weigh the need for $100,000 against confidence that funding will continue.

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

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Rubric mapping:

• Good project team with scientific, clinical, and business experience
• Plan for addressing any gaps

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• Team is multi-disciplinary

Project Team & Resources

Feel free to include pictures of your team!

Who is the team taking this solution to market, and what expertise and resources will ensure success?

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Questions to consider include but are not limited to:

• Who is your team?
• What are your specialties?
• Is this the right blend of skills and resources for translation?

Maps to Rubric Category V

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

Name, Affiliation, Expertise |

Name, Affiliation, Expertise |

Name, Affiliation, Expertise |

TIP: Link LinkedIns or bios for key personnel; reviewers research this info.

Considered in Rubric Category V but can address other categories

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Rubric mapping:

(This slide does not directly map to any singular rubric category but consider information that will improve the following holistic considerations.)

• Information supported by data
• Effectively written summary
• Well-structured proposal with detailed outcomes identified

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• Use this opportunity to present new information
• What do you want to tell the reviewers that you weren’t able to say in previous slides (or the lay summary)?

What Else Should Reviewers Know?

Feel free to include citations. If the citations are your own work, we recommend that you link to the full text for reviewer convenience.

What did we miss? What else should reviewers know?

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Potential information includes:

• Why do you care?
• What sets your solution apart?
• More data to share?
• Have you received any cool honors that would indicate traction?
• Working with an industry partner?
• Have a history of entrepreneurship?
• Etc…