April 30, 2007
Wyoming SBIR/STTR
Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter
No. 05-07
(Past Newsletter Issues)
The April 30, 2007 Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter is available in its entirety at http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/newsletter/nwsltr_070430.htm.
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SOLICITATION COUNTDOWN
WSSI Phase 0:
due
5:00 p.m., 5/1/07; 1 day – submit to
WSSI@uwyo.edu
Z4 Energy Systems, Laramie
The UW EPSCoR program is sponsoring up to 10 registrations to this event for
qualified Wyoming individuals – contact Kelly at 307-760-2094 for details.
Thirteen Rocky Mountain states, including Wyoming, are co-hosting this
conference with SBIR Colorado as the lead host. The conference will provide the
opportunity to take training courses; attend Program Manager presentations;
learn critical IP and marketing strategies; and meet with numerous large
strategic partners attending from the BioScience, DOD, and IT industries. For
information see www.SBIRColorado.org,
or contact Russ Farmer at info@sbircolorado.org or 303-427-1312.
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
solicits Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small
business concerns (SBCs) that propose innovative research in biomedical
computational science and technology to promote the progress of biomedical
research. There exists an expanding need to speed the progress of biomedical
research through the power of computing to manage and analyze data and to model
biological processes. The NIH is interested in promoting research and
developments in biomedical computational science and technology that will
support rapid progress in areas of scientific opportunity in biomedical
research. As defined here biomedical computing or biomedical information science
and technology includes database design, graphical interfaces, querying
approaches, data retrieval, data visualization and manipulation, data
integration through the development of integrated analytical tools, and tools
for electronic collaboration, as well as computational research including the
development of structural, functional, integrative, and analytical models and
simulations. For details, go to
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-160.html Rick Shindell's current SBIR Insider Newsletter contains the latest scoop on a
number of topics of interest to the SBIR community. Rick's ZYN Systems is an
important resource for all SBIR'ers www.zyn.com.
For the latest newsletter and to subscribe, go to
www.zyn.com/sbir/insider/sb-insider04-16-07.htm.
The Wyoming Technology Organization (WTO) and
Venture West Network Inc. are forming an alliance to provide coordinated support
for technology entrepreneurs, companies, investors, and service providers in
Wyoming. The two organizations will coordinate their existing educational
programs, event planning, marketing, grant applications, and online resources to
meet the needs and objectives of both organizations' members. For more
information and to join Venture West, go to
www.venturewest.org. For more information and to join the WTO, go to
www.wyomingtechnology.org.
Learn how to create a good management team at a workshop and dinner sponsored by
Venture West, a business networking club, and being held June 7 in Laramie. The
afternoon workshop “Build Your Company with Good People” will discuss the
process of creating a good management team. It will be held from 2 - 5 p.m. at
the Wyoming Technology Business Center in Laramie. The cost for Venture West
members is free and $25 for nonmembers. The afternoon presenters are: Kevin
Kershsnik, president of Pertech Resources in Riverton; Jack Bedessem, president
of Trihydro Corporation in Laramie; Kevin Shultz, CEO of SITCO – Shoshone
Information Technology Company in Fort Washakie; and Frank
Mendicino III, managing director of Access Venture Partners in Westminster, CO.
The evening program will be “How We Built (and Rebuilt) our
Management Teams.” The main presenter will be Kevin Schaff, the CEO of Thought
Equity Motion. The dinner will be held from 5:30 – 8:30 pm at the Laramie
Country Club, located at 489 Hwy 230 in Laramie. There will be up to four
entrepreneur presentations. The cost for Venture West members is $25 and
nonmembers are $40. Thought Equity Motion is the world's largest provider of
online motion content. The company has its headquarters in Denver, CO; its
digital refinery in Laramie, WY; and offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles,
Indianapolis and Tokyo
To register for both events, visit
www.VentureWest.org or call
307.742.6707.
The Small Business Technology Council, a council of the National Small Business
Association, seeks nominations for the eighth Tibbetts Awards. The awards, named
for Roland Tibbetts -- the person acknowledged as the father of the Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program -- honors small firms, projects,
organizations and individuals judged to exemplify the very best in SBIR
achievement.
SBTC seeks nominees who show the economic impact of their technological
innovation, business achievement and effective collaborations, and a
demonstrated state and regional impact and proven support. Winners will be
recognized on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the Westin Hotel City Center, located at
1400 M Street NW in the nation's capital. Nominations are due Sunday, July 15,
and can be submitted online at
www.tibbettsawards.org.
The Wyoming Business Council has established a new source of useful information
for Wyoming entrepreneurs - A blogsite. It's at
www.wyospace.com - check it out and add
your comments.
DOT SBIR: due 5/1/07; 1 day
EPA SBIR: due 5/23/07; 24 days
DHS SBIR: due 6/5/07; 37 days
DoD 2007.2
SBIR Contracts:
due 6/13/07; 45 days
NSF SBIR/STTR Grants:
due June 13; 45 days
HHS SBIR/STTR Grants:
due 8/5/07; 98 days
2007 SBIR/STTR
SOLICITATION RELEASE SCHEDULE – All Agencies; Courtesy of ZYN Systems at www.zyn.com
CONTENT
1.0 Congratulations To Our April Phase 0 Award Winner
2.0 Paid Registration Still Available for Denver SBIR Conference
3.0 HHS/NIH Solicits Proposals on Biomedical Computational
Science
4.0 Subscribe to the SBIR Insiders Newsletter
5.0 WTO and Venture West Join Forces - Sign Up for Both
6.0 Venture West Management Workshop and Dinner - June 7
7.0 Tibbetts Award Nominations Sought
8.0 New Blogsite for Wyoming Entrepreneurs
9.0 Join the SBTC - Our Advocate in Washington!!!
10.0 The Power of Clusters in Rural America
11.0 Acknowledgements And Publication Information
1.0
Congratulations to our April phase 0 award winner
Principal Investigator: Kevin Luke
Email: z4energy@earthlink.net
Phase 0 Title: Advanced Aeroelastic Composite Rotor for Wind Turbines
Phase I Target: NSF2.0
paid registration still available for the rocky mountain national sbir
conference - Denver May 8-10
3.0 HHS/NIH
Solicits Proposals on Innovations in biomedical computational science
4.0
subscribe to the sbir
insider newsletter
5.0
Venture west and wto join forces
6.0
venture west to host management team workshop and dinner - June 7
7.0 tibbetts
awards nominations sought
8.0 wyoming
entrepreneur's blogsite
9.0 the small business technology council (SBTC) - our advocate in Washington
The nation’s technology-based small business sector is woefully short on consistent advocacy in the national government, particularly in the Congress. The Small Business Technology Council (SBTC) is becoming an increasingly effective voice, particularly on SBIR program issues. For example, they have led the ongoing battle to prevent the intrusion of large Venture Capital owned businesses into the SBIR program. The SBTC deserves your support – to learn more, go to www.sbtc.org.
10.0 The Power of Clusters in Rural America
A new Economic Development Administration-sponsored research report offers a comprehensive examination of how regional business clusters can help transform rural economies. The study takes a deep and comprehensive look at clusters across rural America, and it includes an analysis of clusters in every county in the US. Most clusters tend to be located in urban regions, but rural areas dominate in three not-surprising sectors: mining; agribusiness, food processing and technology; and forest and wood products. Nationwide, the clusters most closely associated with strong regional economic performance are: business and financial services, information technology and telecommunications, and printing and publishing. Overall, human capital is the most critical factor explaining differences in income growth between counties.
Access the January 2007 U.S. Economic Development Administration-sponsored report, Unlocking Rural Competitiveness: The Role of Regional Clusters
The report was produced by Purdue University’s Center for Regional Development, Indiana University’s Indiana Business Research Center, and the Strategic Development Group. In addition, the Indiana Business Research Center is maintaining a database with information on rural clusters.
11.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION
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This newsletter is published monthly as part of the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI). The mission of the Initiative is to increase the number of federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program awards to Wyoming. The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) funds the initiative which is administered by the University of Wyoming Research Office. Please contact Gene Watson ewatson@wyoming.com with your comments.
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