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February 27, 2006

Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter
No. 3-06
(Past Newsletter Issues)

The February 27, 2006 Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter is available in its entirety at http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/newsletter/nwsltr_060227.htm.

This monthly newsletter is published by the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI). Please visit our website at www.uwyo.edu/sbir for complete program information (including links to participating federal agencies, support agencies, conferences, archives of this newsletter, etc.) Contact WSSI@uwyo.edu to be added to or removed from the Distribution List for this newsletter.

SOLICITATION COUNTDOWN

WSSI Phase 0: due 5:00 p.m., 3/1/06; 2 days - submit proposal to WSSI@uwyo.edu
DoEd SBIR: due 3/13/06; 15 days
NIH SBIR/STTR (Grants) (including CDC, FDA):  due 4/1/06; 33 days
DHS/HSARPA SBIR/STTR: due 4/10/06; 43 days
DoD STTR: due 4/14/06; 47 days
DOT SBIR: due 5/1/06; 63 days
2006 SBIR/STTR SOLICITATION RELEASE SCHEDULE  – All Agencies
 

CONTENTS

1.0 Fifth Annual WSSI State-wide Conference - April 19
2.0 Nominations Open for the 2006 WSSI Busch and Champions Awards
3.0 February Phase 0 Award Winners
4.0 Fifth Annual SBIR Colorado Conference - March 8 & 9
5.0 SBIR Insider Newsletter
6.0 New Law Ramps Up DoD SBIR Commercialization
7.0 Funding Innovative Start-Ups
8.0 Upcoming Conferences/Trainings/Seminars/Workshops
          8.1 SBIR Colorado's 5th Annual SBIR Conference - March, 2006
          8.2 World's Best Technologies Showcase
          8.3 WSSI State Conference - April 19 In Cheyenne
          8.4 Senator Enzi's Inventor's Conference April 20 & 21 In Cheyenne
          8.5 Spring 2006 SBIR/STTR Conference
9.0 Acknowledgements And Publication Information

1.0 WSSI State-Wide Conference - April 19

The 2006 WSSI SBIR/STTR Conference will be held Wednesday April 19 at the Cheyenne Holiday Inn. A full day of sessions is planned with lunch and evening awards banquet included in the registration fee ($75 if paid on or before April 10, $100 thereafter). The morning sessions will include presentations by representatives from state and federal SBIR and support agencies. The two-track afternoon sessions (Rookies & Veterans) will be presented by representatives from Denver-based PBC, Inc., a national SBIR full-service provider www.pbcinc.com  For updates on program agenda, online registration instructions and other pertinent information, go to the conference website http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/SBIR/confinfo.html. And be sure to plan to attend Senator Enzi’s Wyoming Inventors Conference on the following two days April 20 & 21, also at the Cheyenne Holiday Inn. This popular event is increasingly well attended so make your plans early. Details are included in our WSSI conference website.

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2.0 NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 2006 WSSI CHAMPION & BUSCH AWARDS

The 2006 WSSI CHAMPION and BUSCH awards ceremony will be a highlight of the WSSI Conference Awards Banquet on the evening of April 19th at the Cheyenne Holiday Inn. Nominations for these two awards are now open. Anyone is eligible to submit nominees to WSSI@uwyo.edu on or before March 20, 2006. Include appropriate details in support of your nomination(s).

The WSSI CHAMPION award is given to those individuals who have made significant contributions to the WSSI program as an SBIR program participant and/or those who have been enabling supporters and resource contributors. Past CHAMPION awardees include; Dr. Chris Busch, Dr. Richard Anderson, Senator Mike Enzi, Governor Jim Geringer, Dr. Dave Walrath, Mike Petera, Kim Vincent, Charlotte Gruner and Dr. Robert Corcoran.
The BUSCH award is named in honor of Dr. Chris Busch, who, along with the NSF’s Dr. Richard Anderson and UW’s Dr. Bill Gern, conceived and implemented in 1996 the program that is now known as the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI). The award reflects Dr. Busch’s focus on the SBIR/STTR end-game of commercialization and is awarded to those Wyoming small businesses that have taken their projects to market. Previous BUSCH awardees include; Compu Systems Corp., Britz-Heidbrink, Inc., Hawkins & Powers Aviation, Inc., Wickman Spacecraft & Propulsion, Wyoming Sawmills, Inc., CC Technology Inc. and InterMountain Laboratories.

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3.0  FEBRUARY WSSI PHASE 0 AWARD WINNERS

Congratulations to our February WSSI Phase 0 award winners

CD Solutions, LLC
Principal Investigator: Chris Tice
Email:  caretrust1@wyoming.com
Phase 0 Title: Clink and Link Infuser
Phase I Target: NINR

Peregrine Leadership Institute
Principal Investigator: Olin O. Oedekoven, Ph.D.
Email:  oedekoven@peregrineleadership.com
Phase 0 Title: Rural Business Development Through Training
Phase I Target: USDA

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4.0 Fifth Annual SBIR Colorado Conference - March 8 & 9

SBIR Colorado (a non-profit corporation) has assembled an impressive group of speakers, presenters and network facilitators for their SBIR/STTR Conference to be held at the Arvada Center, March 8th & 9th. Preceding the conference, SBIR Colorado will be conducting a series of 2- to 4-hour introductory SBIR/STTR workshops to various organizations throughout Colorado. Some will be specific to the business community, and others will be focused on the interests of academic researchers. Find out more at www.sbircolorado.org.

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5.0 SBIR INSIDER NEWSLETTER

SBIR GATEWAY www.zyn.com periodically publishes the SBIR INSIDER NEWSLETTER containing a selection of items of interest to the SBIR community. The February 16th edition is posted on this website: http://www.zyn.com/sbir/insider/sb-insider02-16-06.htm

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6.0  NEW LAW RAMPS UP DoD SBIR COMMERCIALIZATION

Small companies that deliver technology innovations through the Defense Department's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program now will have significantly expanded access to commercialization funding. That's the result of newly-enacted legislation that the Small Business Technology Council (SBTC) www.sbtc.org worked on for over a year. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, (Public Law 109-163), which has just been signed into law, creates a four-year Commercialization Pilot Program at DoD that will accelerate the transition of SBIR and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) technologies into mainstream DoD acquisitions. The engine for this will be Phase III SBIR awards at DoD. Companies with technologies that fit DoD's needs will be eligible for these Phase III awards.

While some elements of DoD, such as the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), have developed successful track records of utilizing Phase III awards to adopt new SBIR technologies, many other parts of DoD have not. That may now be changing.

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7.0 FUNDING INNOVATIVE START-UPS

A recent article in VIEWPOINTS published by the Capital Formation Institute www.cfi-institute.org
describes the various sources of funding commonly used by innovative technology-based start-ups. The article, authored by Bruce Gjovig an Entrepreneur Coach with the University of North Dakota Center for Innovation, is linked here: http://www.cfi-institute.org/VP - Funding Innovative Startups - Gjovig.html
 

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8.0 UPCOMING CONFERENCES/TRAININGS/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

    8.1 SBIR COLORADO'S 5th ANNUAL SBIR CONFERENCE - MARCH 8 & 9, 2006

    Mining for Money-Tapping the SBIR Funding Vein
    March 8th & 9th 2006 at the Arvada Center

    The SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) programs represent the largest source of early-stage funding for high-tech start-up companies in the US . These congressionally mandated federal programs provide more than $2.2 billion every year to small, for-profit companies to carry out leading-edge, high-risk research and to grow their businesses.
     Details can be found at SBIRColorado.org or contact Cody at 303-427-1312 x202

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    8.2 WORLD'S BEST TECHNOLOGIES SHOWCASE SEEKS INNOVATIONS

    The World's Best Technologies Showcase is the nation's premier event showcasing the largest collection of undiscovered technologies emanating from top universities, labs, and research institutions from across the country and around the globe. Participating technologies are selected by - and presented to - over 100 seasoned venture investors and Fortune 500 licensing scouts representing a variety of industries, each supported by private funding or numerous federal R&D grants such as DoD, DOE, NIH, NSF, NASA, NIST, and many others. Most are presenting for the very first time.

    The World's Best Technologies Showcase, now in its fourth year, is currently seeking breakthrough technologies and spinout companies emanating from universities, federal labs, federal agencies and research institutions. Presenting technologies are selected by - and presented to - seasoned venture investors and Fortune 500 licensing pros representing a variety of industries. Selections are based on the merits of the innovation and the specific investment or licensing opportunity. Most are presenting for the very first time.

    World's Best Technologies 2006
    March 27-29, 2006
    Arlington, TX
    www.wbtshowcase.com
    Contact: Paul Huleatt, 602-795-8825

    Each year's Showcase represents the collaborative effort of investors, licensees, and tech commercialization experts. Exhibit space is limited to 75 presenting technologies.

    There Is No Cost To Apply. Visit www.wbtshowcase.com for more details.

    The WBT is produced in cooperation with the Federal Lab Consortium - representing over 700 federally funded research centers and laboratories throughout the United States - and the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds - a network of public agencies, private investors and public/private partnerships fostering innovation capital for America's entrepreneurs.

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9.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION

TO BE ADDED TO OR REMOVED FROM THE DISTRIBUTION LIST FOR THIS NEWSLETTER, SEND NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS TO WSSI@uwyo.edu

Prepared by: Kelly Haigler Cornish, WSSI Outreach Coordinator, 307.766.2520, 307.760.2094 or toll free in Wyoming, 866.703.3280, WSSI@uwyo.edu, and Gene Watson, WSSI Program Manager, 307.742.7162, ewatson@wyoming.com.

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 (see contact information above) with your comments.

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