SBIR funds the critical start-up stages and encourages the commercialization of the technology, product, or service. I awards to pursue the more substantial federal SBIR Phase II awards. The program sustains small businesses through the funding gap which occurs between completion of the Phase I grant and the initiation of a Phase II award. The federal STTR Program makes awards to small firms for research and development conducted jointly with a research institution. This conference is highly recommended for anyone considering applying to NIH for SBIR or STTR funding.
Registration is FREE but mandatory.
The National Science Foundation, in association with the Dept. of Defense and the Small Business Admin., and all 10 SBIR agencies is sponsoring this fall National SBIR Conference. An additional focus of this conference will include commercialization and information pertaining to EPSCoR states and rural areas. Additional information will be available in January. The workshop will be conducted by the Greenwood Consulting Group. Click here to see the latest newsletter and access an archive of all past newsletters.