"The Small Business Administration issued a policy directive in 2002, the effect of which has been to exclude innovative small firms in which venture capital firms have a controlling interest from the SBIR program. This book seeks to illuminate the consequences of the SBA ruling excluding...

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Welcome -- Symposium Introduction -- Opening Remarks -- Panel I History and Current Legislative Perspective on the SBIR Program -- Panel II Research Perspectives on the SBIR -- Panel III Case Studies -- Luncheon Address -- Panel IV Program...

FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- I INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- II PROCEEDINGS -- Opening Remarks -- Panel I - SBIR at the Department of Defense -- Panel II - SBIR at the National Institutes of Health -- Panel III - SBIR at NASA -- Panel IV - SBIR at the Department...