Small Business Opportunities from the NIH
SBIR/STTR AWARD ASSESSMENT, FUNDING OPPORTUNITY & COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAMMING
Phase I Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Program Launches for 2022-2023: Request a Needs Assessment Report for Your SBIR or STTR Award
The NIH TABA Program helps small businesses identify and address their most pressing product development needs. And now, if eligible, you can submit a request for a FREE Needs Assessment Report that provides a third party, unbiased assessment of your project’s progress in four technical and business areas that are critical to success in the competitive healthcare marketplace.
Your company is eligible to participate if your Phase I NIH SBIR or STTR (grant, contract, or Fast-Track)
- is active or was active within the past two years, AND
- was not awarded TABA funding within the Phase I award budget, AND
- has not already received a TABA Needs Assessment Report or NICHE Assessment for the same Phase I project.
Selection will be made on a first come, first serve basis.
Concept to Clinic: Commercializing Innovation (C3i) Program
Medical device innovators with active NHLBI small business grants are invited to apply to the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) C3i program! The 24-week C3i program provides participants with the specialized business frameworks and essential tools for successful translation of biomedical technologies from the lab (concept) to the market (clinic). Participants will learn how to:
- Evaluate whether a compelling unmet market need exists for their proposed solution
- Assess whether there is a viable business opportunity that can be built to meet this need
- Build a compelling pitch presentation to secure support from potential investors and other business partners.
The teams will be guided through a series of lectures and interactive exercises, where they will pressure-test the commercial viability of ideas using universal business criteria as well as the unique requirements of medical device commercialization. Participants also work with experienced business advisors and subject matter experts who provide insights into the market sector, intellectual property, regulatory, and reimbursement requirements specific to their projects.
Applications for this year’s C3i cohort are due August 5th, 2022. For more information, visit the NIBIB C3i Program website.
Administrative Supplements for Providing Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) Funding to SBIR/STTR Awardees (NOT-OD-21-062)
All NHLBI grantees with an active Phase I (R41/R43) small business award or a Fast-Track (R42/R44) award in the Phase I stage are now eligible to request up to $6,500 to support subcontracts or consultants that provide specific TABA services. Normally, small businesses include this budget request as part of the application and provide a detailed budget justification. However, small businesses may become aware of technical or business needs after receiving their Notice of Award that necessitate requesting TABA Funding through an Administrative Supplement.
Examples of technical and business services that can be supported by TABA Funding include, but are not limited to:
- Assistance with product sales
- Intellectual property protections
- Market research and/or validation
- Development of regulatory plans
- Development of manufacturing plans
Eligibility is limited to grantees whose awards are not in a no-cost extension and did not already request TABA funding through their grant application.
Grantees who are interested in requesting an administrative supplement through NOT-OD-21-062 are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Stephanie Davis at nhlbi_sbir@mail.nih.gov before applying.
