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SBIR STTR Commercialization Assistance Programs for Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer at the National Science Foundation
SBIR STTR Commercialization Assistance Programs for Small
Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology
Transfer at the National Science Foundation
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COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE AT NSF (Prelude) I-Corps Quick Pitch
Phase I Phase II Structure and Process Photo Credit: Graphene
Frontiers, LLC
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NSF-funded team-based educational offering University-based
team of three (PI, entrepreneurial lead, mentor) with technical
chops in an area with potential commercial impact Outward-facing,
demanding, experiential process The goal: apply the scientific
method to test market hypotheses and arrive at a go/no go decision
for company formation Learn how to learn (as an entrepreneur)
Appropriated from the startup community, now being rolled out at
other agencies and at many regional nodes NSF Innovation Corps
(I-Corps)
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Phase I Commercialization Assistance Program (via Dawnbreaker
and Larta) I-Corps-style Phase I boot camp available for all
grantees (led by National I-Corps teaching teams) Two-day grantee
workshop with major focus on commercialization training and
discussion Phase I
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Phase II Commercialization Assistance Program supplement: $10k
per grantee, broad applicability Phase II Grantees Conference:
Educational and partnerships components TECP supplement: up to 20%
of Phase II award based on a strong market pull from partner Phase
IIB: Additional $500k of NSF funds available based on third-party
investment or sales Phase II
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Trend toward more topical inclusiveness Program management
reflecting entrepreneurial best practices (budget flexibility,
R&D plan flexibility) Reducing set of administrative red flags
Increased post-award engagement between PDs and grantees Structure
and Process: recent changes
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SBIR STTR THANK YOU Contact Us: [email protected] 703.292.8050
www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir @NSFInnovateSBIR (or: Ben Schrag at
[email protected])