Dr. Laura (Powell) Grace

Laura Grace is a Director at EverGlade Consulting, where she helps biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies navigate U.S. government funding, federal contracting, and complex product development programs. She leads a team that supports clients across the full lifecycle of federal funding, from solicitation strategy and capture planning through proposal development and post-award program management.

Dr. Grace holds a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Vanderbilt University and brings a strong scientific foundation in medical countermeasures and life sciences product development. She has authored peer-reviewed papers in the field of monoclonal antibody discovery and has shared her expertise through invited presentations, panel discussions, and workshops at prominent life sciences and government–industry conferences. Her experience spans programs and funding opportunities across BARDA, ARPA-H, DARPA, DTRA, CPE, and other Department of War and HHS agencies, as well as consortia including MTEC, BioMaP, RRPV, and MCDC.

As an MCDC Executive Committee member, Dr. Grace aims to ensure that industry perspectives will help shape MCDC’s direction and inform productive industry-government dialogue. She brings hands-on MCDC proposal and post-award experience, along with a credible scientific and program management perspective, to help members and government sponsors identify practical challenges, align on priorities, and advance actionable outcomes.