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SBA
Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet & NASA Astronaut
Cady Coleman to Deliver Keynotes
WASHINGTON – On
June 15, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will induct Drs.
Arthur & Judith Obermayer to the 2015 SBIR Hall of Fame and present the
Tibbetts Awards to 23 small businesses, six individuals, and three supporting
organizations for their critical roles in research and development and for
successfully driving innovation and creating new jobs through the Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer
(STTR) programs.
“These innovators are moving ideas from
the lab to the marketplace, adding jobs to the economy and advancing our
technological potential -- helping our country compete globally,” said
Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, head of the SBA.
“SBA is proud to lead the SBIR/STTR program – America’s Seed Fund, as I
like to call it -- to ensure small businesses engage in research and development
to continue to propel our nation’s high-tech innovation forward, from
nanotechnology to aerospace to therapies for life-threatening illnesses.
The award recipients will be
honored during a White House ceremony featuring keynote addresses by Administrator
Contreras-Sweet and NASA
Flight Engineer Catherine “Cady” Coleman, accomplished scientist and astronaut
noted for her six-month expedition to the International Space Station.
Special recognition is being conferred
on Drs. Arthur and Judith Obermayer for their seminal work in the SBIR
community dating back to 1970. For over a decade, the Obermayers argued for the creation of the SBIR program, garnering key
support at the 1980 White House Conference on Small Business. A government-wide
SBIR program became law in 1982, championed by the late Senator Edward “Ted”
Kennedy.
The Tibbetts Award, honors
the SBIR/STTR program participants and supporters that have made a significant
economic impact through technological innovation, meeting federal research and
development needs, and/or increased the commercialization of federal research.
The award is named in honor of the late Roland Tibbetts, who was instrumental
in developing the SBIR/STTR programs through a career-long dedication to small
business entrepreneurship, applied research and technological breakthroughs.
The 2015 Tibbetts and SBIR
Hall of Fame Award Winners:
SBIR
Hall of Fame
Dr.
Arthur & Dr. Judith Obermayer
Small
Businesses
ANDRO
Computational Solutions
Rome, NY
Aspen
Aerogels Inc
Northborough, MA
Behavioral
Imaging Solutions
Boise, ID
Bexion
Pharmaceuticals
Covington, KY
Bioo
Scientific
Austin, TX
Celdara
Medical
Lebanon, NH
FarSounder,
Inc
Warwick, RI
FlexSys
Inc
Ann Arbor, MI
Frontier
Technology
Beavercreek, OH
Hybrid
Plastics, Inc
Hattiesburg, MS
Hydronalix,
Inc
Green Valley,
AZ
Hysitron,
Inc
Eden Prairie,
MN
LI-COR
Biosciences
Lincoln,
NE
Lift
Labs
Mountain View, CA
Out
of the Fog Research
Mountain View, CA
Orbital
ATK
Northridge, CA
Precision
Combustion
North Haven, CT
Senes
Tech
Flagstaff,
AZ
StormCenter
Communications, Inc
Halethorpe, MD
Systima
Technologies, Inc
Kirkland, WA
Techshot,
Inc
Greenville, IN
TissueTech,
Inc
Doral, FL
Transposagen
Biopharmaceuticals
Lexington, KY
Individuals
R.
Wayne Brass
Clearwater,
FL
Jacques
Gansler
College Park, MD
Amanda
Gentry
Arlington, VA
Peter
J. Grazaitis
Aberdeen, MD
Thomas
J. Piazza
Odessa,
FL
Larry
Pollack
Fort Belvoir, VA
Support
Organizations
Launch
Sausalito, CA
MassVentures
Boston, MA
New Orleans BioInnovations
New Orleans, LA
The SBIR/STTR programs represent the
nation's largest source of early stage research and development funding for
small businesses. The programs are administered by the SBA in collaboration
with 11 federal agencies, who collectively supported more than $2.5 billion in
federal research and development funding in FY 2014. Additional information
about the programs, the upcoming SBIR/STTR national conference and the SBIR
Road Tour can be found at www.sbir.gov.
About the Small Business Administration (SBA)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created
in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel,
assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free
competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of
our nation. We recognize that small business is critical to our economic
recovery and strength, to building America's future, and to helping the United
States compete in today's global marketplace. Although SBA has grown and
evolved in the years since it was established in 1953, the bottom line mission
remains the same. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses.
Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and
private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the
United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam. www.sba.gov
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