http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog technology development and commercialization in Missouri Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:20:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Squabbling Over VC Loophole Leaves SBIR Program in Limbo By Karl Thiel BioWorld Today Columnist Forget health care reform. Forget even a regulatory pathway for follow-on biologics. Congress can't even get it together to reauthorize a program that is widely popular, largely uncontroversial, and that most people would agree has been a rousing ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=85 Dear SBIR Insider, This is an abbreviated SBIR Insider to let you know that the House just passed the Senate's Continuing Resolution (CR), S.1513 that keeps the SBIR program, as well as a few other SBA programs running (as is) through September 30, 2009. The CR is good in some ways ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=72 The renamed "Intelligence Battle Lab" along with other organizations on Fort Huachuca will be hosting their Annual Requirements Days 22 - 23 July. This will kick-off the BL-I Request for Proposals. Really look forward to a chance for MU and LW to take part in this 2 day Process: The purpose of this ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=70 http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/sales-of-start-ups-plummet-along-with-prices/ New York Times report on the activity of Venture Capital Firms in the US http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=67 THE CENTER FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES  Invites you to participate in an Emerson Extended Technology Entrepreneur Education Program (EETEEP)  EETEEP events are from 2 to 5 pm followed by a networking Happy Hour. Unless otherwise noted, these events are held on Wednesdays from 2 to 5 pm followed by a networking Happy Hour. Each ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=61 March 18, 2009 House Votes to Reauthorizes Small Business Programs by Kathryn A. Wolfe, CQ Staff The House Tuesday passed a bill to extend certain expiring small business programs through July 31. Passed by voice vote, the bill (HR 1541) would reauthorize several Small Business Administration programs set to expire at the end ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=59 Inconceivable? Unconscionable? Inexcusable? Which word best conveys what is happening to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program? Perhaps all of them. The SBIR program will expire March 20 unless Congress acts before that date. No SBIR-related legislation has been considered by either chamber of Congress since the current session began ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=57 Dear Small Business Research Community, As you are aware, on February 17, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). As part of the Recovery Act, NIH has designated at least $200 million in FYs 2009 - 2010 for a new initiative called the NIH Challenge ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=54 This seminar hosted by Center for Emerging Technologies will focus on providing the descriptions of various federal and state tax credit programs as well as business development incentives offered by the City of St. Louis.  Our presenters will also discuss SBIR/SSTR contracts and grants, as well as partnering opportunities with Missouri Institutions ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=48 The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) has created a new website to SHOWCASE researchers and their research to grant providers, entrepreneurs, SBIRs/STTRs, other researchers, VCs, the Global 1000, angel investors, and small business research companies in order to help the researchers commercialize their work. Go to http://researchers.ncet2backoffice.org/ for more ... http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/blog/?p=43