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Imprint:	Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	xvi, 417 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	National Science Foundation (U.S.). -- Small Business Innovation Research Program -- Evaluation. Small Business Technology Transfer Program (U.S.) -- Evaluation. National Science Foundation (U.S.). -- Small Business Innovation Research Program. Small Business Technology Transfer Program (U.S.) Small business -- Technological innovations -- Research -- United States. Federal aid to small business -- United States. Small business -- Government policy -- United States. Evaluation. Federal aid to small business. Small business -- Government policy. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11657834

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Other authors / contributors:	National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program--Phase II, issuing body.
ISBN:	9780309437929 030943792X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-417).
Summary:	"The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 1982 to encourage small businesses to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the U.S. government's many missions. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program was created in 1992 by the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act to expand joint venture opportunities for small businesses and nonprofit research institutions by requiring small business recipients to collaborate formally with a research institution. The U.S. Congress tasked the National Research Council with undertaking a comprehensive study of how the SBIR and STTR programs have stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs, and with recommending further improvements to the programs. In the first round of this study, an ad hoc committee prepared a series of reports from 2004 to 2009 on the SBIR and STTR programs at the five agencies responsible for 96 percent of the programs' operations -- including the Department of Energy (DoE). Building on the outcomes from the first round, this second round presents the committee's second review of the DoE SBIR program's operations. Public-private partnerships like SBIR and STTR are particularly important since today's knowledge economy is driven in large part by the nation's capacity to innovate. One of the defining features of the U.S. economy is a high level of entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs in the United States see opportunities and are willing and able to assume risk to bring new welfare-enhancing, wealth-generating technologies to the market. Yet, although discoveries in areas such as genomics, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology present new opportunities, converting these discoveries into innovations for the market involves substantial challenges. The American capacity for innovation can be strengthened by addressing the challenges faced by entrepreneurs"--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Online version : SBIR/STTR at the Department of Energy. Washington, DC : the National Academies Press, [2016] 9780309437936

Table of Contents:

Summary
Focus on Legislative Objectives
Scope of the Assessment
Study Methodology and Limitations
Key Findings
Key Recommendations
1. Introduction
Program History and Structure
Previous Research on SBIR
The Round-One Study of SBIR
The Current, Second-Round Study: Challenges and Opportunities
Study Methodology
Organization of the Report
2. Program Management
DoE SBTR/STTR Staffing
Outreach and Application Support
Solicitation Topics
The Application Process
Awards Management
Awards Tracking and Evaluation
Commercialization Support
STTR
SBIR/STTR Process Issues
Beyond Phase II
Conclusions
3. Doe Initiatives
Outreach
Application and Selection Process
Support for Improved Commercialization Outcomes
Other Initiatives
Conclusions
4. SBIR and STTR Awards at Doe
Chapter Summary
Detailed Data: SBIR and STTR Awards at DoE
5. Quantitative Outcomes
Counterfactuals
Chapter Outline
Quantitative Evidence that DoE Increased Commercialization
Quantitative Evidence that DoE Stimulated Technological Innovation
6. Participation of Women and Minorities
Defining the Issue
DoE SBIR/STTR Applications and Awards Data
National Academies Survey Data
DoE Activities Related to Women and Minorities
Summary
7. Insights From Case Studies and Survey Responses
Outcomes
Company Impacts
Program Management
STTR
Other Comments
8. Findings and Recommendations
Sources of Findings
Findings
Recommendations
Appendixes
A
Establishing a Methodology
Tools Utilized in the Current Study
Commercialization Metrics and Data Collection
Beyond Commercialization Metrics
Overview of the Survey
B. Major Changes to the SBIR and STTR Programs Resulting from the 2011 SBIR Reauthorization Act, P.L. 112-81, December 2011
C. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine 2014 SBIR/STTR Survey
D. List of Research Institutions Involved in Surveyed DoE SBIR/STTR Awards
E. Case Studies
Adelphi Technology, Inc.
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Creare, Inc.
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
LI-COR Biosciences, Inc.
Muons Inc.
Nanosonic, Inc.
Physical Sciences, Inc.
Vista Clara, Inc.
Woodruff Scientific Incorporated
XIA, LLC
F
Focus on Commercialization Outcomes
Appendix Outline
Quantitative Evidence that DoE increased Commercialization
Quantitative Evidence that DoE Stimulated Technological Innovation
G. Glossary
H. Bibliography

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