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National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate Industrial Innovation & Partnerships Division. Overview. Introduction to NSF Engineering Directorate Industrial Innovation & Partnerships SBIR/STTR Contact Information. National Science Foundation. Created: 1950

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  1. National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate Industrial Innovation & Partnerships Division

  2. Overview • Introduction to NSF • Engineering Directorate • Industrial Innovation & Partnerships • SBIR/STTR • Contact Information

  3. National Science Foundation • Created: 1950 • Federal Agency: Independent • Total Budget FY 2007:$5.92 B • FY 2008: $6.43 B(Request) • Director and Deputy Director: Presidential appointees • Employees:1,200 • Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA): 1/3 • Federal service appointments: 2/3 • Supports: Basic research and education • GrantMechanism: Merit-based review

  4. NSF Mission & Vision • Mission: To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare; to secure the national defense • Vision: Advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering

  5. Organizational Structure National Science Board Office of the Inspector General Director Dr. Arden Bement Office of Cyberinfrastructure Deputy Director Dr. Kathie Olsen Office of International Science and Engineering Office of the General Counsel Directorate for Education and Human Resources Directorate forComputer andInformation Science and Engineering Directorate for Biological Sciences Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Office of Equal Opportunity Programs Directorate for Engineering Office of Integrative Activities Directorate for Geosciences Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Office of Polar Programs Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management http://www.nsf.gov Office of Information and Resource Management

  6. NSF Budget for Research & Related Activities by Directorates

  7. Engineering Directorate

  8. Directorate for EngineeringFY 2008 Office of the Assistant Director Deputy Assistant Director Program Director for Diversity &Outreach Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Senior Advisor Nanotechnology Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)

  9. NSF Budget by Research DirectorateDollars in Millions

  10. ENG and NSF Funding RatesResearch Grants ENG Proposals and Awards Funding Rate Percent

  11. Industrial Innovation and Partnerships Division

  12. Advanced Electronics • Advanced Manufacturing • Advanced Materials • Biotechnology • Civil Infrastructure Systems • Energy and the Environment • Fabrication and Processing • Technology • Health and Safety • Information and Communications • Quality, Reliability and • Maintenance • System Design and Simulation • Program Director/Advisor • Cheryl Albus • Biotechnology • Thomas Allnutt, Cindy Znati, • Electronics • Juan E. Figueroa, Murali Nair, • William Haines • Information Technology • Errol Arkilic, Ian Bennett • Special Topics • James Rudd, George Vermont Industrial Innovation and Partnerships Division Director Kesh Narayanan Senior Advisor Joe Hennessey Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Rathindra DasGupta Glenn Larsen Alex Schwarzkopf Office of Industrial Innovation SBIR/STTR Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry Donald Senich Partnerships for Innovation Sara Nerlove

  13. The SBIR/STTR Program Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 Congress designated 4 major goals • Stimulate technological innovation in the private sector • Use small business to meet federal R&D needs • Foster and encourage participation by minorities and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation • Increase private-sector commercialization innovations derived from federal R&D

  14. TOTAL ~ $2.5 B FY 2008 SBIR / STTR Participating Agencies • DOD SBIR/STTR • HHS SBIR/STTR • NASA SBIR/STTR • DOE SBIR/STTR • NSF SBIR/STTR ~$108M • DHS SBIR • USDA SBIR • DOC SBIR • ED SBIR • EPA SBIR • DOT SBIR 14

  15. SBIR Program Details • Funds set-aside for SBIR • ~$108 million for Phase I, II, and IIB combined • SBIR = 2.5% of NSF R&D budget • STTR = 0.3% of NSF R&D budget • Grantee must be Defined as a Small Business: • Set up as a profit organization with 500 or few employees • Special STTR Requirements • Cooperation research agreement between small business and university/non-profit research institution in place to protect intellectual property • A minimum of 40% of budget resides with the small business; a minimum of 30% of the budget goes to the university/non-profit research institution; the remaining 30% can be distributed as appropriate for the project • Three-Phase Approach: • PHASE I – Feasibility Research (6 – months - $100,000) • PHASE II – Research Toward Prototype (24 – months - $500,000) • PHASE IIB – Matching Funds against outside investment (12 – months up to an additional $500,000) • PHASE III – Product Development to First Revenues (non-SBIR/STTR funding)

  16. Market Driven Solicitation Topics • SBIR (only) solicitation currently opened. NSF 08-548. Closes June 10, 2008. • SBIR topics: • Biotech and Chemical Technologies (BC) • Electronics, Components and Engineering Systems (EL) • Software and Services • STTR (only) solicitation will be released in the Fall of 2008 • STTR topics: • To be Determined (most likely Materials/Manufacturing)

  17. Program Information • NSF is not the final customer • NSF does not buy product/process or software or intellectual property • NSF wants grantees to successfully commercialize high-tech research • Investment $ beyond SBIR is needed

  18. Supplements 19 NSF supplements to existing grants are important driver for small businesses to partner with industry. Currently over 20% of NSF SBIR/STTR grant funds go towards supplements as an optimum way to “bridging the gap”.

  19. Strategic Partner Venture capital firm Angel investor or Network State Government Local Government Non-SBIR Federal Government Any combinations of the above! Phase IIBThird Party Investor 20

  20. Phase IIB Matching Fund Trend Investment ($) NSF/IIP Match ($) Leverage $80,000,000 3.5 3.0 $60,000,000 2.5 2.0 $40,000,000 1.5 1.0 $20,000,000 0.5 $0 - 2004 2005 2006 $10,629,692 $43,514,150 $57,812,521 Investment ($) $5,314,846 $14,143,797 $18,389,707 NSF/OII Match ($) 2.0 3.1 3.1 Leverage 21

  21. MatchMaker Program To match SBIR/STTR Grantees with Strategic Partners, Angel Investors and V.C’s to provide the ongoing support necessary for achieving successful commercialization.

  22. Industrial Companies in MatchMaker ATMI General Motors Procter &Gamble Dupont General Electric Dow Chemical Intel 23

  23. Industrial Companies in MatchMaker (cont’d) Colgate Palmolive Rohm & Haas Praxair Texas Instruments Air Products and Chemicals NEC Caterpillar

  24. MatchMaker Program Venture Capital Partners ARCH Venture Partners Mohr, Davidow Ventures Alameda Capital, LLC Taproot Ventures The Carlyle Group Paladin Capital Group Quantum Venture Partners

  25. MatchMaker Program Venture Partners/Angels AM Benjamin Services Venture Investors JK&B Capital ITU Ventures Draper Atlantic Technology Tree (Houston Angels) Atlanta Technology Angels

  26. Partnering Success for Companies 27 In past several years NSF seen notable successes in partnering for their SBIR companies . Nat Academy study shows License agreements 20% R&D agreements 17% Marketing/Distribution 16% Manufacturing agreement 8% Joint Venture agreement 3% Our goal is to increase the number of partnerships through active involvement with industry and investors through the MatchMaker program.

  27. SBIR/STTR Grantees

  28. Sensant(Phase IIB) Silicon wafer Develop transducers that have stable charge trapping behavior High Quality Dielectric films for Novel Medical Ultrasound Probes • Develop test structures and infrastructure to measure charging in suspended membrane • Demonstrate stable high e-field behavior • Demonstrate acceptable MTBF with zero dead elements Outside Investment Angel Investors: $1,250,000 Acquired by Siemens Medical 29

  29. Grant Number: OII-0548731Web-Based Manufacturing Performance ManagementInvisticsTom Knight Impact • Improve U.S. global manufacturing competitiveness • Sell software and services • Create wealth for investors Novelty • Web-services software • Unique optimization algorithms for “high-mix” manufacturing • Extends ERP/MRP for Lean Lineage • Initial sales to customers: • Raised $8+ mil. venture capital • Collaboration with MIT/GATech Company Mission • Value: Help customers ship more product, on-time, with 50% less inventory • Team: Lean Mfg. thought-leaders • Exit Strategy: Acquisition by a larger software company

  30. Thank you! Information websites: www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/matchmaker.jsp 31

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