Introducing SBIR.gov

An important new Internet resource for small business, the research community and the public launched today at www.sbir.gov. The SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program together with the STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) program stimulates technological innovation and provides opportunities for small business. Both Federal Government programs support leading-edge collaboration between the private and public sectors.

The new website features news and events combining up-to-the-minute information from all the participating agencies and departments. Solicitation announcements are available from eleven Federal agencies, including the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation. Conferences on topics from commercialization and intellectual property to proposal preparation are highlighted on the new site, as are notices of new solicitations and links to a multitude of other resources. Collaboration tools from the National Institutes of Health, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the National Science Foundation as well as partnering opportunities from other agencies are offered to help non-profit research institutions and small businesses join forces.

Participants in SBIR translate scientific discoveries into products and services that touch people's lives. New vaccines, new nano-engineering techniques, novel laser technologies, an electronic braille tutor, night vision goggle simulators, needle-less infusion patches to deliver drugs, an alternative fuels reactor, robots that assist in surgery, a scanning electron microscope simulator, software for spacecraft operation and control, a cleaning system to maintain steam generators at commercial nuclear power plants, and a new long-life battery are just a few of the innovations resulting from the SBIR/STTR programs.

SBIR.gov encourages participating agencies and awardees to submit news and events related to SBIR and STTR to this website. Submissions may include press releases, video news releases, information on upcoming conferences, notices of new solicitations, articles relating to outcomes and success stories of funded projects. Please email submissions to news@sbir.gov. The editorial board will review all submissions.