Neat Tech!
This new, regular feature highlights BBCetc clients who've developed amazing technologies to solve solve problems and improve life!
Based in Brooklyn,NY, DrinkSavvy, Inc., is developing colorimetric chemical sensors that detect analytes, such as drugs, pathogens, bacteria, and explosives, for real-time detection in field use, without the need for secondary analysis using lab equipment or spectrometry. The chemical sensors will be embedded in plastic stirrers, straws and cups and provide a colorimetric signal to the consumer in order to prevent consumption of illicit drugs and ensuing drug-facilitated sexual assault and crime. Sign up for updates.
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eRA Commons: One is the Only Number for Open Windows/Tabs
eRA Commons holds and manages all the data about your applications and grants, and when you have too many browser windows or tabs open while you're working on your applications, things can get confused, and the result can be bad data.
From a non-technical perspective, when you are working within eRA
Commons, your browser makes a secured, encrypted connection with eRA Commons. One connection, one stream of data back and forth, from you to the server, a bit like a two-lane highway. If you open multiple windows, perhaps while working on various parts of a form at the same time, you are adding additional lanes of traffic, increasing opportunities for a crash and the creation of bad data.
Advice: work in only a single window or tab at a time. eRA Commons is doing some updating so that you will be able to open multiple windows at the same time to data correct and help you avoid issues later. Stay tuned...
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NSF Website Sports New Look
The National Science Foundation's SBIR/STTR program is now America's Seed Fund powered by NSF. Its program details haven't changed but its positioning is based on research revealing that users wanted an experience that felt more modern and less academic, thus a
new website was born. According to NSF, "...our new visual identity, with its bold palette, engaging imagery, and clean typefaces, conveys our values of supporting high-risk technologies, mentoring diverse entrepreneurs, and promoting cutting-edge products and services that will improve Americans' quality of life." The site's content has also been updated and reorganized to make information even easier to find.
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More Funding Opportunities
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FOA#
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Posted/Due Date
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HHS-NIH
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Technology to Detect, Monitor & Assess Daily Functions in Individuals with Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease and/or Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Synopsis 1
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Posted: 10/25/2017
Due: 1/5/20
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HHS-NIH
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Advancing the Science of Multipurpose Technology for the Prevention of HIV and Unintended Pregnancy (R41/R42)
Synopsis 1
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Posted: 11/6/17
Due: 1/10/18
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DOD-DHP-CDMRP
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Lupus Research Program-Concept Award
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W81XWH-17-LRP-CA
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Due: 1/4/18
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DOD-DHP-CDMRP
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Lupus Research Program-Impact Award
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Due: 1/4/18
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@BBC_etc tweets daily on #SBIR/STTR agency and program news, available training and tips for success.
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SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep Essentials: NIH, NSF, DOD
SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep: DOD/DOE
SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep for DOD and Special NAVSEA/NAVAIR Event
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SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep: NIH
Commercialization Planning for SBIR/STTR-Stage Companies
How to Engage With Lockheed Martin on Your DOD-Focused SBIR/STTR Technology (Read our LM interview on connecting with primes)
How to Use ASSIST to Submit Your NIH Proposal
ABC's of SBIR/STTR
SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep: NIH
SBIR/STTR Grant Writing Workshop
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HHS-NIH/CDC/FDA/ACF Omnibus:
SBIR / STTR
Released June 5, 2017; Closes Jan. 6, 2018
Dept. of Defense
Closes Oct. 25
Dept. of Energy
Closes Dec. 4
Nat'l Science Foundation
Close Dec. 4
Nat'l Oceanic/Atmospheric Administration (DOC)
Closes Jan. 31, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Closes Dec. 19
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The NSF SBIR/STTR deadline is Dec. 4. Answer these three simple questions to prove that you know your stuff!
1. What is the maximum hourly rate NSF allows consultants to be paid?
a. $75 per hour
b. $600 per 8-hour day
c. $1,000 per 8-hour day
2. What is the name of the interactive real-time system used to conduct NSF business over the Internet?
a. Fasttrack b. FastLane c. Fastbreak
3. On how many projects can a person be listed as PI per NSF cycle? a. 3 b. 1 c. 2 d. Unlimited
Answers below. No cheating!
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