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2025 Early Stage Symposium Recap

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Celebrating Innovation: Highlights from the SBIR Advance 10th Anniversary Showcase

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Safeguarding Originality: NIH’s New Limits on AI Use and Application Volume

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SBIR Advance Letters of Intent Due 4/11

As we start another round of SBIR Advance, I would like to remind you to watch the videos I have specifically for this program.

Back to the Basics

Its been a while since we looked at some of the basics or preparing an SBIR or STTR.

Collaborations in SBIRs

Often I find that our clients don’t have all of the skills and tools necessary to be competitive with an SBIR.

NSF SBIR/STTR Guidelines Changes for 2022

The National Science Foundation has once again made some key changes to their SBIR/STTR program and application process.

NSF and NIH I-corps elevate innovators

We often talk about and recommend that our clients get involved in the I-Corp programs that some of the federal agencies have. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are the common ones our clients tend to gravitate to.

Research vs. Building or Expanding

You can use the money to build your product, but that is not the primary goal. The goal is to do research to demonstrate you can feasibly solve a problem; building the thing is just one part of the means to that end.

Important SAM Registration Notice for DoD SBIR/STTR Contracts – Alert from Todd Strother

We’ve become aware of a System for Award Management (SAM) registration issue from one of our clients that resulted in them not getting funded.

You’re At the Finish Line! Preparing for Just In Time (JIT) Paperwork

You’ve done the hard work….at least up until now. You worked for months to polish up your proposal, get the budget together, collect your letters of commercial interest, validated that your company and PI are eligible to receive an SBIR or STTR, and got everything submitted.