Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding: A case study in bringing a computer-based speech training aid into the marketplace
Diane Kewley-Port, Carol Watson, Daniel P. Mäki · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1990
University research projects occasionally involve applications of speech technology that are intended to produce a commercial product, such as the development of a microcomputer-based speech training aid (ISTRA) at Indiana University. Even though initially funded as basic research, such projects, when successful, eventually require an alternative source of funds. SBIR programs in most federal agencies have been mandated by Congress to support research and development in small businesses. This presentation will describe SBIR programs and the funding process, from the perspective of investigators who attempt to form small businesses outside of the university womb. [Research support by NSF and NIH, SBIR Phase I grants.]