Policy Forum Blog
- Energy Innovation Summit to Highlight ARPA-E Research Projects
- U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu recently announced that the inaugural "ARPA-EEnergy Innovation Summit" will take place March 1-3, 2010 at the GaylordNational Hotel & Convention Center in Washington, DC. The event willserve as a forum for members of the scientific and research communities,investors, technology...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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January 11, 2010
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Energy
- A New Extension for SBA Programs
- On Monday, the Senate unanimously passed legislation (S.1929) to temporarily extend all the Small Business Administration (SBA) programs, which include the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The legislation will extend these programs through April 30, 2010.On her statement...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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October 28, 2009
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Capitol Hill
- SBIR Temporarily Extended
- On Friday, July 31, President Obama signed into law “The Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act Temporary Extension” (S. 1513), which temporarily reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs until September 30, 2009. This new two...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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August 03, 2009
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General
- Update on SBIR Reauthorization
- Late on Monday (07/13/2009), the Senate passed S. 1233 via unanimous consent. This bill would reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through 2023 and change the eligibility criterion for VC-backed firms. This bill would let the National...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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July 16, 2009
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Capitol Hill
- House Approves SBIR Reauthorization
- On July 8, 2009 the House of Representatives approved H.R. 2965, the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009 by a vote of 386-41. This legislation would reauthorize through 2011 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs....
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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July 13, 2009
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Technology Transfer
- Bills to Stimulate Innovation Advance
- On Wednesday June 24, the House Committee on Science and Technology held a markup on H.R. 2965, the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009. This Act reauthorizes and revises the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) program, which stimulates development of commercial...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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June 25, 2009
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- Senate Committee Votes to Reauthorize SBIR-STTR
- In a closed session late last week, the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unanimously passed two bills to reauthorize and improve a number of Small Business Administration (SBA) programs. PDE staff covered a roundtable discussion on these issues earlier in June....
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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June 22, 2009
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Technology Transfer
- More Recommendations Supporting VC-Backed Firm Access to SBIR-STTR
- PDE staff were on hand last week for a hearing of the House Committee on Small Business taking yet another look at the reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs. Our report of the hearing--Legislative Initiatives to Strengthen and Modernize the SBIR and STTR Programs--follows:This...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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June 21, 2009
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Technology Transfer
- A Bill on the Future of SBIR
- The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship introduced this week a legislation to reauthorize the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program along with the Small Business Technology Transfer program (STTR), which were scheduled to expire at the end of July...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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June 12, 2009
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Capitol Hill
- SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Focus of Roundtable Discussion
- PDE staff were on hand earlier this week for a roundtable held by the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Our report of the roundtable--SBIR and STTR Reauthorization: Ensuring a Strong Future for Small Business in Federal Research and Development--follows:The U.S. Senate Committee on Small...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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June 05, 2009
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Capitol Hill
Technology Transfer
