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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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MORNING

• Commercialization and the Federal SBIR/STTR Program

• Overview of commercialization concepts
• Role of Commercialization in SBIR/STTR
• Commercialization by Phase (Phase I and Phase II)
• Agency considerations

• Writing a Phase II commercialization plan

• Outline and Structure
• Review Criteria

AFTERNOON

• Strategic planning related to commercialization

• Assessment of overall corporate goals and competencies
• Creating a marketing and commercialization framework

• Commercialization considerations from a tactical perspective

• Market Research
• Business Models
• Identifying appropriate resources

The program is open to participants from all technology sectors and will be applicable across SBIR/STTR funding agencies.  Whether new to the SBIR/STTR program or successful in receiving previous SBIR/STTR funding, learn why the agencies continue to increase their focus and attention on commercialization and how you can better address this key component to SBIR/STTR funding and successful company development.