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The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was created in 1982 through the Small Business Innovation Development Act. As the SBIR program approached its twentieth year of operation, the U.S. Congress requested the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies to “conduct a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet Federal research and development needs” and to make recommendations with respect to the SBIR program. Mandated as a part of SBIR’s reauthorization in late 2000, the NRC study has assessed the SBIR program as administered at the five federal agencies that together make up some 96 percent of SBIR program expenditures. The agencies, in order of program size are the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation. This volume presents the Committee’s assessment of the SBIR program at the National Institutes of Health.

Contents

• The National Academies
• Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program
• Policy and Global Affairs
• Preface
• Summary
  • I INTRODUCTION
  • II SUMMARY OF KEY PROGRAM FINDINGS
  • III SUMMARY OF KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM CREATION AND ASSESSMENT
  • 1.2 SBIR PROGRAM STRUCTURE
  • 1.3 SBIR REAUTHORIZATIONS
  • 1.4 STRUCTURE OF THE NRC STUDY
  • 1.5 SBIR ASSESSMENT CHALLENGES
  • 1.6 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT
• 2. Findings and Recommendations
  • I NRC STUDY FINDINGS
  • II RECOMMENDATIONS
• 3. SBIR Awards at NIH
  • 3.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 3.2 PHASE I AWARDS
  • 3.3 PHASE II AWARDS
  • 3.4 PHASE I APPLICATIONS
  • 3.5 PHASE II APPLICATIONS
  • 3.6 CONTRACTS AT NIH
  • 3.7 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS
• 4. NIH SBIR Program—Outcomes
  • 4.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 4.2 COMMERCIALIZATION
  • 4.3 AGENCY MISSION
  • 4.4 SUPPORT FOR SMALL, WOMAN-OWNED, AND MINORITY BUSINESS
  • 4.5 SBIR AND THE EXPANSION OF KNOWLEDGE
• 5. Program Management at NIH
  • 5.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 5.2 BACKGROUND
  • 5.3 OUTREACH
  • 5.4 TOPICS
  • 5.5 SELECTION
  • 5.6 FAST TRACK AT NIH
  • 5.7 FUNDING: AWARD SIZE AND BEYOND
  • 5.8 COMMERCIALIZATION SUPPORT
  • 5.9 EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT
• Appendixes
  • A NIH SBIR Program Data
  • B NRC Phase II and Firm Surveys
  • C NRC Phase I Survey
  • D Case Studies
  • E Bibliography

This study was supported by Contract/Grant No. DASW01-02-C-0039 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Defense, NASW-03003 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, DE-AC02-02ER12259 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Energy, NSFDMI-0221736 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation, and N01-OD-4-2139 (Task Order #99) between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the Councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.