Category Archives: Technology Commercialization

Dec 16

Listen to Your Customers

by Mike Carnes, Technology Commercialization Counselor In our last newsletter, we discussed the importance of determining who your company’s true customers are and how that knowledge can help you prepare a strong commercialization plan. This issue, we’re focusing on techniques … Read More

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Oct 29

NSF SBIR/STTR Solicitation Open

The deadline for the current NSF SBIR/STTR solicitations will be December 2, 2014. More details on the program are available here: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/phase_I.jsp. Don’t hesitate to reach out to your Technology Commercialization Counselor for assistance in evaluating topics, approaching program officers, … Read More

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Oct 29

NSF SBIR/STTR Solicitation Open

The deadline for the current NSF SBIR/STTR solicitations will be December 2, 2014. More details on the program are available here: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/phase_I.jsp. Don’t hesitate to reach out to your Technology Commercialization Counselor for assistance in evaluating topics, approaching program officers, … Read More

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Oct 14

STTR Success in NC

Wilmington-Based Biotech Receives STTR Award to Develop Marine Toxin Bioassays SeaTox Research Inc, a biotech startup located in Wilmington, NC, has recently received an STTR award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a division of the National … Read More

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Oct 14

Knowing Your Customer

By John Ujvari, SBTDC SBIR Specialist In the early years of SBIR/STTR, a few companies utilized these programs to fund science projects without a credible, intentional plan to develop a commercial product. As time has passed, more companies have continually … Read More

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Dec 12

N.C. Board of Science & Technology Releases 2013 Tracking Innovation Report

The 2013 Tracking Innovation report was released on December 6, 2013. The report tracks North Carolina’s performance in 38 measures of the state’s innovation-related assets, activities, and trends. The report can be found at http://www.nccommerce.com/scitech/resources/innovation-reports.

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Dec 12

N.C. Board of Science & Technology Releases 2013 Tracking Innovation Report

The 2013 Tracking Innovation report was released on December 6, 2013. The report tracks North Carolina’s performance in 38 measures of the state’s innovation-related assets, activities, and trends. The report can be found at http://www.nccommerce.com/scitech/resources/innovation-reports.

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