The Desca Foundation

Nih-i-red grant 2024-2025---desca partners with insitehub and the university of delaware to deliver the nih-funded insitexccelerator (ix) program across the northeast idea states. Desca leads marketing, outreach, and program enrollment to build awareness and recruit appilcants for both education and pilot tracks. The team also develops educational and commercialization training content that prepares innovators for sbir and sttr success.

Congressional earmark---desca's tech2market program, arranged through a congressional earmark, provides u. S. Small business administration grant funding to accelerate commercialization for early-stage science and technology ventures and raise awareness of innovation in the greater delaware area. Desca develops curriculum, produces educational content, manages outreach and enrollment, and hosts ecosystem events, roundtables, and investor showcases connecting startups to mentor, market data, and strategic partners.