Christina Drake, Ph.D., Founder and Owner, Kismet Technologies

Christina Drake, Ph.D., founder and owner of Kismet Technologies, shares how funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program supported her high-tech company's growth in Central Florida. Christina is a role model for other women business owners seeking SBIR funds through the Florida High Tech Corridor's SBIR Catalyst program, which provides access to a structured network of mentors and role models, and resources to help women entrepreneurs develop competitive SBIR grant applications and streamline commercialization pathways for their resulting STEM innovations. She is also a member of Cenfluence, The Corridor's Central Florida Cluster Initiative.
Kismet, a woman-owned small business, is focused on how to mitigate pathogen spread, through the use of safe nanotechnology innovations.
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Kismet: kismet-technol...
Florida High Tech Corridor: floridahightec...
Cenfluence: cenfluence.com/