Stacy Swider

Director of the SBIR Center of Excellence | UMass Lowell Research Institute

Stacy Swider is the Director of the SBIR Center of Excellence at the UMass Lowell Research Institute.

The Center helps small companies get non-dilutive, early-stage funding through the SBIR process (Small Business Innovation Research grants and contracts). These $1M+ awards can supply much-needed runway to startups.

Previously, she had a career in materials science and applied physics, in the arena of crystalline materials for semiconductors, optics, and sensors. She also was a startup co-founder, and worked for businesses large and small. In her previous job, she won over $6M in SBIR funding, and brought novel nuclear detectors to commercialization. In addition to her role at UMLRI, she is a mentor at MassChallenge, Greentown Labs, and Plug and Play Tech Center. She has a BS in Materials Science from MIT.