Michael- I submitted my first (and only) SBIR application back in late 2004/early 2005. We were not awarded the grant (but recently found out that the actual awardee was unable to deliver), but learned a lot in the process. Here are some thoughts in no particular order:
1. I've heard of companies that actually make a living on these grants, while the real purpose is for you to "graduate" to building a business without the need for grants and, more importantly, create jobs. I think the rules should be tightened to disallow a certain number of repeats, which favor the organization who understands how to "work" the system. 2. Another problem is that the lead times on preparation are pretty short; it would be nice to get more time to prepare. 3. I've not done an STTR, but the 30% set aside for an academic institution (I could have sworn it was more) is problematic, mainly because a good portion of that 30% goes to "university mandated overhead", leaving a much smaller useful resource portion coming from the academic partner. 4. Overall, I think the intellectual property issues are the real minefield for a lot of companies; different agencies treat SBIR/STTR grants differently in this regard; caveat emptor. Dave Bernard The Intellection Group, Inc. http://www.IntellectionGroup.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Looking for people who have participated in SBIR or STTR federal research grants I'm doing research for a slide presentation to make recommendations for improving SBIR and STTR grants. <--snip--> _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
