SBIR and the phase III challenge of commercialization : report of a symposium / Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation--an assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program, Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Research Council of the National Academies ; Charles W. Wessner, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program.

Contributor:

Wessner, Charles W.

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Commerce. Small Business Innovation Research Program.

United States.

Small business--Research--United States.

Small business.

Small business--Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

xvi, 184 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In response to a Congressional mandate, the National Research Council conducted a review of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) at the five federal agencies with SBIR programs with budgets in excess of $100 million (DOD, NIH, NASA, DOE, and NSF). The project was designed to answer questions of program operation and effectiveness, including the quality of the research projects being conducted under the SBIR program, the commercialization of the research, and the program's contribution to accomplishing agency missions. This report summarizes the presentations at a symposium exploring the effectiveness of Phase III of the SBIR program (the commercialization phase), during which innovations funded by Phase II awards move from the laboratory into the marketplace. No SBIR funds support Phase III; instead, to commercialize their products, small businesses are expected to garner additional funds from private investors, the capital markets, or from the agency that made the initial award.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

I INTRODUCTION

SBIR and the Phase III Challenge of Commercialization

II PROCEEDINGS

Opening Remarks

Introduction

Meeting Mission Needs

Panel I : The SBIR Program: Different Needs, Common Challenges

Panel II: Transitioning SBIR: What Are the Issues for Prime Contractors?

Keynote Speech: Accelerating Innovation: The Luna Innovation Model

Panel III: Challenges of Phase III: SBIR Award Winners

Panel IV: Best Practice for Agency Programs: Program Executive Offices and Program Offices

Panel V: Lessons Learned

Concluding Remarks

III APPENDIXES

Appendix A: Biographies of Speakers

Appendix B: Participants List 14 June 2005 Symposium

Appendix C: Bibliography.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-184).

ISBN:

0-309-17910-6

1-280-84464-7

9786610844647

0-309-66633-3

OCLC:

86112916