The newly posted NIH and CDC SBIR Solicitation for FY 14 provides information on opportunities that the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program offers to not only small businesses but also to scientists at research institutions. In addition, the NIH Guide Notice (NOT-OD-13-108) also recently released provides the necessary links and information.
This is a partial list of research topics contained in the solicitation that are requested by NIH and CDC in their SBIR program:
- National Cancer Institute—software tools to use to develop environmental measures related to cancer health behaviors and resources
- Center for Advancing Translational Sciences—neurocognitive pediatric tools to measure and analyze clinical study endpoints in rare neurocognitive disorders and genome-editing tools
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism– development of a database of non-English measures and instruments for use in alcohol research
- National Institute on Drug Abuse—web resource system for prescription drug providers, researchers, and users called the Prescription Drug Abuse Policy System (PDAPS). Tools needed to facilitate implementation of evidence-based substance abuse prevention interventions among the military
- Center for Global Health—development of novel malaria parasite metabolite-based non-invasive diagnostic biosensor
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities—development of rapid, point-of-care tests for cytomegalovirus
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB Prevention—development of a mobile application for homeless youths and providers and development of a project to assess the feasibility of e-measure adoption in an EHR environment
Go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-108.html for Notice Number NOT-OD-13-108 that lists Contact Officers within the institutes and CDC.
Go to www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/RCB/PHS-2014-1/listing.html to read the solicitation.
The contract proposal is due November 13, 2013 at 4:30 pm EST, however, submission must be on paper and can’t be submitted electronically through grants.gov.
The Niche Assessment Program for the SBIR/STTR Phase 1 awardees funded in FY 2013 and 2014 was also announced. This program is in place to help jump-start a company’s commercialization efforts by providing market insight and data to strategically position the company’s technology in the market place. The program also assists companies with their commercialization plans for Phase II applications. It is also part of the program to introduce small businesses to potential partners.
The Niche Assessment Program is interested in all types of technologies such as those developing clinical products such as devices, drugs, biologics, and therapeutics as well as those companies developing software, educational, and multi-media behavioral science products.
The program is in place to help those seeking strategic alliances, investors, and/or immediate customers. One hundred thirty eight slots are available and will be filled on a first come first served basis. The average time to complete a Technology Niche Analysis is two to three months.
Go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-109.html for information on the Niche Assessment Program (NOT-OD-13-109).