Changes
to the SBIR program on the way?
Courtesy of the SBIR Insider newsletter, we have
learned of several changes that could be in the works. Please
refer to the link below to read the article titled "SBE
Committee Mark up Suggests Interesting and Important Changes
to SBIR/STTR."
http://www.zyn.com/sbir/insider/sb-insider07-28-06.htm#one
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Governor
Easley Announces 2006-07 One N.C. Business Application Process
$5 Million Fund Supports Cutting Edge Research
and Technology Development Grants
Gov. Mike Easley has announced that the state is accepting applications
for One North Carolina Small Business Fund matching grants for fiscal
year 2006-07. These grants help small businesses with money to conduct
innovative research and develop technology in an effort to bring
new, cutting-edge products to the marketplace.
"These grants enable North Carolina's small businesses to
conduct the research and technology development that will generate
the kinds of innovation critical to the future growth of our state's
economy," Easley said. "The One North Carolina Small Business
Fund helps further North Carolina's position as the nation's top
entrepreneurial state and as a leader in the global marketplace.
This program is just one more reason that our state is ranked No.1
for business climate."
Read
more...
ZyCare:
An NC SBIR Success Story
In January 2005, ZyCare completed formal clinical trials of its
CoagCare ® system at 3 locations with 100 patients. The study
was supported by an SBIR grant to ZyCare from the NHLBI as well
as by the International Technidyne Corporation.
ZyCare has developed an innovative approach utilizing expert systems
and the Internet to automate much of the routine decision making
involved in remotely managing patients with chronic conditions.
ZyCare's systems directly involve the patient in
gathering information that drives automated treatment recommendations,
while giving physicians a vehicle to closely monitor their patients'
progress without random and time-consuming telephone calls and faxes.
This approach allows the healthcare system to cost-effectively take
advantage of the new home monitoring devices that are being developed
and marketed for chronic conditions.
Read
more about ZyCare and how SBIR assisted their success...
NASA
2006 SBIR/STTR Phase 1 Solicitations Now Open
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2006 SBIR
and STTR Phase 1 program solicitations opened on July 7, 2006. The
solicitation documents are combined; however, the review, selection
and award processes will be conducted separately for each program.
The solicitation package is available in HTML, WORD (doc and rtf),
PDF, and TXT file formats at http://sbir.nasa.gov/SBIR/sbirsttr2006/solicitation/index.html.
The deadline for submitting proposals is September 7, 2006.
Read
on for more details...
Sixteen
N.C. Firms Receive Nearly $700,000 in First Round of New State Grants
RALEIGH, N.C. - Sixteen emerging companies in North Carolina, including
12 from in and around the Research Triangle, are the first recipients
of grants from the State of North Carolina's new innovation grant
program.
The companies all had already received SBIR/STTR funds in order
to receive a match from the state as inaugurated under the One North
Carolina Small Business Fund. Many of the grants are for military-related
research.
Governor Mike Easley announced the grants, which total almost $700,000,
on Monday. Under the first year of the program as approved by the
state's General Assembly, $1 million in grants was available.
This year, on the Governor's recommendation the General Assembly
approved $5 million for the program.
"This is great news," said Jim Rapp, director of communications
for the North Carolina Technology Association, which has been a
strong advocate for the grants program. "Many of our members
are small companies, and this program will definitely help them
succeed in growing their companies in North Carolina."
Read
more...
NC IDEA
Grant Program
Registration opens on August 21st for NC IDEA's Fall 2006 grant
program.
Selected projects will be given small grants to fund "proof-of-concept"
business activities that validate potential markets, reduce business
risks, and advance projects to the point at which they are suitable
for private equity investment. Selected projects will be awarded
up to $50,000.
Applications for NC IDEA grants can be submitted online. More information
on the program as well as instructions on how to submit an application
for the Fall 2006 solicitation can be found at: http://www.ncidea.org/programd.htm.
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John
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