An assessment of the SBIR program at the National Science Foundation /

An assessment of the SBIR program at the National Science Foundation /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press. Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subject:	National Science Foundation (U.S.). -- Small Business Innovation Research Program -- Evaluation -- Congresses. National Science Foundation (U.S.). -- Small Business Innovation Research Program. National Science Foundation (U.S.). -- Small Business Innovation Research Program. Small business -- Technological innovations -- Research -- United States -- Congresses. Evaluation. Research. Commerce. Technology. Program Evaluation. United States. United States. Electronic book. Conference papers and proceedings. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11178834

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Varying Form of Title:	Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research program at the National Science Foundation
Other authors / contributors:	Wessner, Charles W. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program.
ISBN:	0309104874 9780309104876 9780309669153 0309669154 1281767417 9781281767417 9780309178846 0309178843
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Title from PDF title page. Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-346). Access restricted to subscribing institutions. English.
Summary:	The study sought to understand operational challenges and to measure program effectiveness, including the quality of the research projects being conducted under the SBIR program, the challenges and achievements in commercialization of the research, and the program's contribution to accomplishing agency missions.
Other form:	Print version: Assessment of the SBIR program at the National Science Foundation. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008 9780309104876 0309104874
Standard no.:	9786611767419

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Findings and recommendations
Scope and methodology
Overview of the NSF SBIR program
Commercialization
Support to agency mission and the small business
Contributions to knowledge
Program management.