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Small Business Innovation Research Opportunities

National Science FoundationOne Day Colloquium for

U.S. – Greece Program for Technology and Investments

Dr. Juan E. FigueroaProgram Director

Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)

Engineering DirectorateNational Science Foundation

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All Roles lead to Rome(Private Sector Handoff)

NSF – Discovery FOR InnovationIIP – Discovery TO Innovation

TechnologyMaturity Level

Market Penetration

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Product Dev

GrowthPublic Sector

Private Sector

AcademicResearch

Basic Research

InitialCommercialization

Mature

Innovation/TranslationalResearch

NSF Mission

To promote the progress of science; to

advance the national health, prosperity,

and welfare; and to secure the national

defense

Primary Objective NSF SBIR/STTR Program

To increase the incentive and opportunity for

small firms to undertake cutting-edge, high

risk, high quality scientific, engineering,

or science/engineering education research

that would have a high potential economic

payoff if the research is successful.

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National Science FoundationNational Science Board

Director Office of theInspector GeneralStaff Offices

Directorate forEngineering

Directorate forBiologicalSciences

Directorate forGeosciences

Directorate forComputer and

InformationScience andEngineering

Directorate forMathematicaland Physical

Sciences

Directorate forSocial,

Behavioral,and Economic

Sciences

Office of Polar Programs

Integrative Activities(MRI, STC)

Division of Industrial Innovation Partnership

Directorate forEducation and

HumanResource

Discovery for Innovation

Discovery to Innovation

The SBIR/STTR ProgramSmall Business Innovation Development Act of 1982

Congress designated 4 major goals

Stimulate technological innovation in the private sector

Use small business to meet federal R&D needs

Foster and encourage participation by minorities and

disadvantaged persons in technological innovation

Increase private-sector commercialization innovations derived

from federal R&D

DOD SBIR/STTRHHS SBIR/STTRNASA SBIR/STTRDOE SBIR/STTRNSF SBIR/STTR >$110 MDHS SBIR USDA SBIRDOC SBIRED SBIREPA SBIRDOT SBIR

SBIR / STTR Participating Agencies

TOTAL ~ $2.2 B Est. FY 2006

Program Information

NSF is not the final customer

NSF does not buy product/process or software or IP

NSF wants grantees to successfully commercialize high-tech research

Investment $ beyond SBIR is needed

Funding Criteria Must be high-payback innovations involving high risk and

commercial potential

Demonstrate Strategic Partnerships with Research Collaborators, Customers and Equity Investors

We do NOT fund

Evolutionary optimization of existing products and processes or modifications to broaden the scope of an existing product, process or application

Analytical or “market” studies of technologies

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NSF is not the Final Customer

NSF is not buying your product/process or software or your intellectual property

NSF wants to see you successfully commercialize your high-tech research

You need investment $ beyond NSF SBIR

Doing Business with NSF

Get to Rome (Private Sector)

Venture Capital Threshold

Angel Capital Threshold

Strategic Partners Threshold

NSFSBIR/STTRThreshold

Technology Risk

Market Risk

People RiskFinance Risk

FriendsAnd FamilyThreshold

Phase I

Phase II

Phase IIB

Economic Impact

Jobs and Sales Growth (SBIR)

$283 $655

2934

4229

At the start ofaward

At the time ofsurvey

Sales (inmillion dollars)Jobs

NSF Phase IIB Matching Funds Trends

$0

$20,000,000

$40,000,000

$60,000,000

$80,000,000

-0.51.01.52.02.53.03.5

Investment ($) NSF/OII Match ($) Leverage

Investment ($) $10,629,692 $43,514,150 $57,812,521

NSF/OII Match ($) $5,314,846 $14,143,797 $18,389,707

Leverage 2.0 3.1 3.1

2004 2005 2006

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SBIR/STTR Home Page

http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/