Posted on June 16, 2008 by cartier@bio
A post on SBIRGA asked the question, “Just how short-sighted is the VC community?” The post discussed a recent analysis by the State Science and Technology Institute (May 28th Digest) of a study conducted by Pricewatershouse’s MoneyTree Report that indicates venture capital companies are making more investments in later stage companies and fewer investments in [...]
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Posted on March 24, 2008 by cartier@bio
House Small Business Committee Holds Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research Program
Witness List
March 13, 2008
Chairwoman Velazquez’s (NY-12) led a lively hearing on the SBIR program in helping small businesses support promising research. She emphasized the importance of reinstating eligibility of majority venture capital-backed companies and highlighted the remedy offered in the [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by cartier@bio
Getting financing can be difficult. This news article from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette demonstrates the importance of SBIR funding.
“Not all start-up companies have been able to tap into venture capital to fund their businesses. Mr. Prescott of Crescent Innovations has secured federal Small Business Innovation Research funding, grants and money from [...]
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