March 27, 2007
Wyoming SBIR/STTR
Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter
No. 04-07
(Past Newsletter Issues)
The March 27, 2007 Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter is available in its entirety at http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/newsletter/nwsltr_070327.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., 4/1/07; 5 days – submit to
WSSI@uwyo.edu
Labrador Research, LLC, Jackson
Congratulations to Bob Viola and his talented team at Square One Systems Design
for achieving commercialization of an SBIR project in record time. In November
2004, Square One received a WSSI Phase 0 award for a proposal to develop a
digitally-controlled positioning system for the Department of Energy. Subsequent
DOE Phase I and Phase II SBIR awards provided funding for the successful
development of what is now known as the “Tri-Sphere” system. The Tri-Sphere
design is scaleable, capable of high-precision positioning of loads from ounces
to tons in six degrees of freedom. Earlier this month, Square One received its
first commercial order for a Tri-Sphere system from the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory for incorporation in the SNAP Diffractometer. The future of the
Tri-Sphere is very promising – there are high-energy accelerator projects on the
boards that could require hundreds if not thousands of Tri-Spheres.
Congratulations again to Bob and his crew – we are very proud of their record of
success in the SBIR program.
Senator Enzi invites you
to attend his FREE “Inventors Conference: From Your Garage to the Assembly Line”
at the Rock Springs Holiday Inn on April 2nd. Speakers have been invited
to present on a wide range of topics including intellectual property, business
plans, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, invention evaluation, funding
opportunities, marketing and patent research, and many more. Participants will
have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with the various speakers during a
breakout session.
latest SBIR Gateway newsletter contains the disturbing news that the DoD may be
forced to freeze or suspend their SBIR funding as a result of the current budget
stalemate in the Congress. For this story as well as other items of SBIR
interest, go to
http://www.zyn.com/sbir/insider/sb-insider03-26-07.htm . 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.
The 2007
National SBIR Spring Conference will be held in Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina on April 30 to May 3, 2007. For full conference details, go to
http://www.sbtdc.org/events/sbir/2007/
Thirteen Rocky Mountain states are co-hosting this
conference with SBIR Colorado as the lead host. This 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.
Becoming a member of the Wyoming Technology organization (WTO) will keep you
current on news and events of interest to members of Wyoming's tech-based
business sector. For news and to join, go to
www.wyomingtechnology.org.
HHS SBIR/STTR Grants:
due 4/5/07; 9 days
DHS (HSARPA) STTR:
due 4/12/07; 16 days
DOT SBIR: due 5/1/07; 35 days
EPA SBIR: due 5/23/07; 57 days
DoD 2007.2
SBIR Contracts:
release 4/12/07; due 6/13/07; 78 days
NSF SBIR/STTR Grants: due
June 13; 78 days
2007 SBIR/STTR
SOLICITATION RELEASE SCHEDULE – All Agencies; Courtesy of
Rick Shindell at www.zyn.com
CONTENT
1.0 Congratulations To Our March Phase 0 Award Winners
2.0 Square One Achieves Commercialization in Record Time
3.0 Don't Miss Senator Enzi's Annual Inventors Conference -
April 2
4.0 DoD May Suspend SBIR Funding in Budget Stalemate
5.0 Wyoming Entrepreneur's Blogsite
6.0 National SBIR Conference at Research Triangle Park
7.0 Rocky Mountain Regional SIR Conference in Denver - May 8-10
8.0 Join the Wyoming Technology Organization!!!
9.0 Join the SBTC - Our Advocate in Washington!!!
10.0 The TBED Resource Center Newsletter - good stuff
11.0 Acknowledgements And Publication Information
1.0
Congratulations to our March phase 0 award winner
Principal Investigator: Mark Peterman
Email: mark@mpeterman.com
Phase 0 Title: Dimensional Stabilizer for Elastomeric Device
Manufacturing
Phase I Target: NIH2.0
wyoming sbir success story - Square one achieves commercialization in record
time
3.0 senator enzi's
inventors conference to be held in rock springs - April 2
Successful inventors learn how to bridge the gap between ideas and products.
Even if you can only attend a few sessions, the conference is an opportunity for
you to learn firsthand about the inventing process from knowledgeable speakers.
If you plan on attending or need more information, please contact Senator Enzi’s
Gillette office at (307) 682-6268 or Robin Bailey at
robin_bailey@enzi.senate.gov.4.0 Dod May
freeze/suspend sbir funding as a result of budget stalemate
5.0
Wyoming Entrepreneur's blogsite
6.0
National
sbir spring conference to be held in research triangle park - 4/30-5/3
7.0 Rocky
mountain national sbir conference - Denver May 8-10
8.0 Join the
Wyoming technology organization
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 TBED resource center newsletter
The State Science & Technology Institute publishes a monthly “TBED (Technology-Based Economic Development) Resource Center Newsletter” covering a wide variety of highly informative topics of interest to technology entrepreneurs. For the latest issue click here
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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