Technology Consulting - 2022 NBDC

innovation and technology commercialization

NBDC has helped clients obtain millions in funding. Are you next?

NBDC CAN HELP YOU IDENTIFY MARKETS THAT FIT YOUR INNOVATION.

Food and Agriculture, Health and Medicine, and Security and Defense are areas of focus. However, NBDC will help anyone with an innovation find the resources and partnerships to pursue commercialization.

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NBDC technology commercialization consultants identify your innovation’s stage of development and will help you move it toward commercial success.

NBDC specializes in the SBIR/STTR grant funding process. We can help you: •

identify agencies with an R&D focus that fits your innovation

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connect you to appropriate program managers

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spot size and location of potential markets and provide market research to strengthen your application

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develop budgets for the proposal

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review your application to ensure that it meets requirements

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find other useful partnerships

SBIR/STTR BASICS The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are competitive grant programs that annually invest more than $2 billion in small business R&D. ARE YOU ELIGIBLE? •

American-owned, independently operated

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For-profit business

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500 employees or fewer

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rincipal investigator (PI) is employed at P least 51% at time of award

PARTICIPATING FEDERAL AGENCIES

DOD NIH DOC NSF

DHS USDA DOE DOT

HHS NASA EPA DOEd

WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES? •

About one in eight Phase I proposals receives funding

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bout one-third of Phase I recipients A receive Phase II funding (varies by funding agency)

FOR MORE INFORMATION nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIR

“NBDC has been phenomenol. I don’t think we would be presenting in front of the Department of Defense without their advice. They are finding us opportunities to be seen by technology scouts. Being that bridge is very helpful.”

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NBDC WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, CONFERENCES PROVIDE — •

National exposure for your innovation

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Inside information from federal agency managers

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Practice and feedback to hone your pitch

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Tips from experienced proposal writers

Encountering Innovation—Nebraska

This annual event gives Nebraska innovators an opportunity to pitch to technology scouts with the Department of Defense. Workshop sessions will help you implement feedback as you take next steps.

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Contact.

NBDC Technology Commercialization program is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Defense Logistics Agency.

Josh Nichol-Caddy 402.554.4092 jnicholcaddy@unomaha.edu

OMAHA Monday – Friday 8 A.M. – 5 P.M. University of Nebraska Omaha, 6708 Pine Street Mammel Hall, Suite 200

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